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Modelação de Célula de Combustível funcionando com Hidrogénio

2011, Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

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Abstract

The present work developed a mathematical model to describe the local properties in the channels of a PEM fuel cell. This model represents the mass transfer phenomena along the transverse direction and the respective mass balances along the fuel cell channel. These are coupled with a model for the polarization curve and an algorithm algorithm was implemented to calculate the current distribution in the fuel cell based on the condition of equal potential in the electrodes. The main goal of this work is to interpret the experimental results obtained previously at IST. Open circuit voltage and electrical resistance were extrapolated from the experimental data and introduced in the model. The validation process of the experimental data is made in a series of parametric tests namely modifying the operation temperature, the stoichiometry and the humidity in the air. The analysis of the results is focused on the density current distribution and the global polarization curve. The model could reproduce well the global polarization curves for all cases with wet air but for dry conditions the activation over potential is under estimated. Regarding the current density distribution, the model cannot identify the location where flooding may occur that in the experimental tests seem to be independent of the operating conditions. Regarding the current density distribution, the model predicts a continuous increase while the observed results show always a decrease after the eight channel, independently from the operating conditions and the predicted location for the formation of liquid water.