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Two dimensional dynamic modeling of a shell-and-tube water-to-gas membrane humidifier for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

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Authors

Kang, Sanggyu; Min, Kyoung Doug; Yu, Sangseok

Issue Date
2010-02
Publisher
Pergamon Press Ltd.
Citation
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.35 No.4, pp.1727-1741
Abstract
Water management is a crucial factor in determining the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) for automotive application. The shell-and-tube water-to-gas membrane humidifier is useful for humidifying the PEMFC due to its good performance. Shell-and-tube water-to-gas membrane humidifiers have liquid water on one side of the tube wall and a dry gas on the other. In order to investigate humidifier performance, a two-dimensional dynamic model of a shell-and-tube water-to-gas membrane humidifier is developed. The model is discretized into three control volumes - shell, tube and membrane - in the cross-sectional direction to resolve the temperature and species concentration of the humidifier. For validation, the dew point temperature of the simulation result is compared with that of experimental data and shows good agreement with only a slight difference. The distribution of humidification characteristics can be captured using the discretization along the air-flow direction. The humidification performance of two different flow configurations, counter and parallel, are compared under various operating conditions and geometric parameters. Finally, the dynamic response of the humidifier at the step-change of various air flow rates is investigated. These results suggest that the model can be used to optimize the inlet flow humidity of a PEMFC. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Professor T Nelat Veziroglu. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0360-3199
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/190207
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.105
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