Authors | S. Singh1, K. Giri2, A. Chaudhuri1 |
Affiliations |
1Department of Chemistry, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Kolkata, Major Arterial Road, (South-East), AA II, Rajarhat, Newtown, West Bengal, 700135 India 2Department of CSE, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training & Research, Kolkata, Block-FC, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700106, West Bengal, India |
Е-mail | susmitas2811@gmail.com |
Issue | Volume 16, Year 2024, Number 4 |
Dates | Received 15 April 2024; revised manuscript received 20 August 2024; published online 27 August 2024 |
Citation | S. Singh, K. Giri, A. Chaudhuri, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 16 No 4, 04013 (2024) |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.16(4).04013 |
PACS Number(s) | 88.30.jn, 88.30.gg |
Keywords | Fuel Cell, Flow-field plates, Fuel cell stacks, Computational Modelling, Simulation (35) . |
Annotation |
This study extensively investigates the modelling of the bipolar plates, flow field plates and fuel cell stacks of a Direct Alcohol Fuel cell. The crucial component of a fuel cell is the bipolar plates which supply fuel to anode and oxidant to cathode and also maintains electrical conduction between cells. Given that flow field plates plays an important role in distributing reactant gases to the reaction sites, modelling of flow field plates has thus proved to be quite challenging owing to the fact that the flow field plates has to be durable and conductive both thermally and electrically. Electrochemical losses are also observed in cases which occurs due to the diffusion of hydrogen ions and electrons and also sometimes due to the material’s natural resistance. These loses can only be minimised using thinner electrolyte membrane and operating the fuel cell at low temperatures. This study therefore aims at the extensive examination of various parameters including electrochemical and thermal parameters by computational modelling using MATLAB and PYTHON which plays a pivotal role in influencing the flow of reactants and amount of current generated. |
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