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Design and Optimization of a Centrifugal Compressor-Based Air Management System for HD Fuel Cell Applications MAHLE Powertrain LLC
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Peters, Nathan, author.
- Conference Name:
- WCX SAE World Congress Experience (2024-04-16 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource cm
- Place of Publication:
- Warrendale, PA SAE International 2024
- Summary:
- Fuel cell electric vehicles offer an attractive option for decarbonizing long-haul on-road transport. However, there are still several barriers to widespread adoption of hydrogen-fueled fuel cells for this application including system durability and total cost of ownership compared to traditional diesel engines. A primary contributor to fuel cell system costs and maintenance requirements is the air management system. It is common for heavy duty fuel cell electric vehicles to use light-duty automotive air management components which are ill-suited for the requirements of larger, long-haul vehicles. This study focuses on the development of a durable and efficient air management system for heavy duty vehicle applications as part of a cooperative research project funded by the Department of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office1.The proposed air management design incorporates a novel two stage filtration system, an innovative water-lubricated bearing and electrically-assisted variable turbine geometry turbocharger, charge air cooler, and humidifier. To achieve the ambitious Department of Energy project goals for efficiency and durability, a system-level optimization approach has been employed using a semi-empirical 1D model. Design optimization of the compressor and turbine wheel geometries yielded a large compressor wheel diameter and small trim to reduce mass flow capacity, resulting in a broad efficiency map and a relatively small turbine wheel diameter with non-radial inlet blade angle suitable for the low temperature exhaust. 1D simulations of the optimized system compared to a baseline e-compressor showed a >40% reduction in required e-motor power at steady-state conditions and a >30% reduction in e-motor energy consumption in a transient cycle
- Notes:
- Vendor supplied data
- Publisher Number:
- 2024-01-2184
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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