Effect of Rectangular Ribs in the Flow Channels of HTPEM Fuel Cell by a Three-dimensional Model. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Horng-Wen; Kang, Duo-Yao; Perng, Shiang-Wuu
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 105(2017)
• Page Start: 1376
• Page End: 1381
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell -- performance enhancement -- rectangular ribs -- three-dimensional HTPEMFC modelMain; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.510
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: This paper employs a three-dimensional model to study the cell performance of HTPEM (high temperature proton exchange membrane) fuel cells using rectangular ribs with various numbers transversely inserted at the axis in the anode and cathode channels, and determines the higher net cell power. The results show that the best net cell power occurs as the number of rectangular ribs is five, and the net cell power for five rectangular ribs is higher than that for without rib by 6.6%.