CFD modeling and optimization of fuel-cell systems / P.L. Zervas ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zervas, P. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuel cells--Mathematical models.

Fuel cells.

Computational fluid dynamics.

Fluid dynamics--Mathematics.

Fluid dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Computational fluid dynamics modeling and optimization of fuel-cell systems

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this text the fundamental principles of fuel cells operation and the mathematical formulation of a generic CFD model including transport and electrochemical phenomena are presented in detail.

Contents:

""CFD MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF FUEL-CELL SYSTEMS""; ""NOTICE TO THE READER""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""NOMENCLATURE""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BASIC OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES""; ""2.1. FUEL CELL DESCRIPTION""; ""2.2. MAXIMUM ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE (EMF) OR OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE (OCV)""; ""2.3. CURRENT DENSITY-POWER DENSITY""; ""2.4. FUEL-CELL EFFICIENCY""; ""2.5. NERNST EQUATION""; ""2.6. IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES UNDER OPERATING CONDITIONS""; ""2.6.1. Activation Polarization (Î?Vact)""; ""2.6.2. Ohmic Losses (Î?Vohmic)""

""2.6.3. Concentration Polarization (Î?Vconc)""""2.6.4. Total Losses""; ""2.7. ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION RATES""; ""2.8. FUEL CELL OPERATING PARAMETERS""; ""THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL""; ""3.1. THE EQUATIONS""; ""3.2. MODEL ASSUMPTIONS""; ""3.3. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS-SPECIAL INTERNAL CONDITIONS""; ""NUMERICAL SOLUTION METHOD""; ""4.1. INTRODUCTION""; ""4.2. THE SOLUTION METHOD""; ""4.3. NUMERICAL SOLUTION""; ""4.4. MODEL APPLICATION""; ""4.4.1. Fuel Cell Geometry""; ""4.4.2. Boundary Conditions""; ""4.4.3. Grid-Independency Studies â€? Computer Requirements""; ""RESULTS""; ""5.1. INTRODUCTION""

""5.3.1. Fuel and Oxidant inlet Volumetric Rates, Qf, Qox""""5.3.2. Fuel and Oxidant Gases""; ""5.3.3. Operating Cell Voltage""; ""5.3.4. Fuel cell Power""; ""5.3.5. Fuel Cell Efficiency""; ""5.3.6. Influence of Oxidant Gas Inlet Volumetric Rate in Fuel Cell Performance""; ""5.3.7. Choice of m, n Coefficients""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX""; ""A.1. ACTIVATION OVERPOTENTIAL""; ""A.2. MODEL VALIDATION""; ""A.3. EMPIRICAL EQUATION FOR THE MASS TRANSPORT LOSSES ESTIMATION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [81]-83) and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-297-1

OCLC:

847643476