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Highlights of Fuel Cell Modeling From a Lattice Boltzmann Method Point of View

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Summary, in English

Relative simplicity of use, no pollutions and high-efficiency are some of the advantages that will make fuel cells one of the best devices for getting electrical energy in the near future. Micro- and mesoscale modeling of fuel cells gives an important perspective about their efficiency and behavior during the energy conversion process. Due to the high cost of carrying out laboratory experiments related to different materials at the micro- and mesoscales, modeling and simulation of the different elements of the fuel cells are a useful approach and a point of departure for the experimental validation. This paper describes fuel cell modeling starting with the fundamentals, including physical and chemical characteristics of fuel cells, moving to the current state of the study of modeling based on the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM). The principal characteristics and elements of the fuel cells are presented in general as well as the main differences between the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). Fuel cells have several parts that are modeled on the micro- and mesoscale level. These parts, conditions and governing equations for different transport phenomena are displayed in this manuscript. A detailed description of the main issues, advantages and recent advances related to Lattice Boltzmann Method as a method for modeling several physical processes that take place within fuel cells are presented.

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Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Publication/Series

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Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Energy Engineering

Keywords

  • Modeling
  • Microscale
  • Mesoscale
  • LBM
  • SOFC
  • PEMFC

Conference name

ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2014)

Conference date

2014-11-14 - 2014-11-20

Conference place

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Status

Published