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Design and development of proton exchange membrane fuel cell using open pore cellular foam as flow plate material

Baroutaji, Ahmad, Carton, James, Stokes, Joseph ORCID: 0000-0002-8498-2544 and Olabi, Abdul-Ghani ORCID: 0000-0002-7865-1757 (2014) Design and development of proton exchange membrane fuel cell using open pore cellular foam as flow plate material. Journal of Energy Challenges and Mechanics, 1 (7).

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Abstract

This paper reports the design and development of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell using open pore cellular metal foam as the flow plate material. Effective housing designs are proposed for both hydrogen and oxygen sides and through the application of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modelling and analysis techniques the flow regime through the open pore cellular metal foam flow plate are identified. Based on the CFD results the best anode housing design was selected and manufactured. The fuel cell was assembled and tested and the findings are reported.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM); Fuel Cell; Open Pore Cellular Foam (OPCF); Flow Plate
Subjects:Engineering > Mechanical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Publisher:North Sea Conference & Journal LTD
Official URL:http://www.nscj.co.uk/JECM/PDF/1-2-7%20Baroutaji.pdf
Copyright Information:© 2014 The Authors
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Enterprise Ireland
ID Code:20092
Deposited On:19 Sep 2014 12:53 by Ahmad Baroutaji . Last Modified 03 Feb 2021 13:16

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