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A Comprehensive CFD Model of Protonexchange Membrane Fuel Cell
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Abstract
In this work a two-dimensional non isothermal computational fluid dynamics model of PEM fuel cell is developed by considering the electrochemical, electrical, mass, and heat transfer. This model links transport phenomena of species with electrochemical characteristics and structural properties, and provides PEM fuel cell performance. The mathematical model solves conservation of charge, continuity equation, conservation of momentum, conservation of concentration, and conservation of energy. The results of numerical simulation are validated with available literature results. The effects of parameters such as inlet temperature, porosity, and pressure gradient on the cell performance were also investigated.
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