Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREEN ENERGY
Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 591-601Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2020.1779078
Keywords
Intake grille; radiator; heat transfer; opening angle; PEMFC
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51776144]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Shanghai Automotive Industry Science and Technology Development Foundation [1817]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2019kfyRCPY09]
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In this study, a three-dimension (3D) computational model was proposed to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the intake grilles of two different fuel cell vehicles. The models of the intake grilles were constructed according to the actual sizes of two vehicles, namely, Roewe 950 and Toyota Mirai, considering the heat dissipation unit to simplify the heat transfer model of the vehicle. The results showed that relative to Roewe 950, Mirai intake air flow rate was approximately 10% higher, the heat transfer capacity was approximately 7% higher, and the intake grille area was larger. The coolant outlet temperature of Mirai was lower than that of Roewe 950, which was beneficial for the long term and stable operation of a fuel cell. This comparative study provided guidance for the intake grille and radiator design of fuel cell vehicles. The only difference between fuel cell vehicles on the market and conventional vehicles was that in the former, the internal combustion engine was replaced with a fuel cell stack, which had insufficient heat transfer capacity because of the reducing temperature difference. Increasing the intake grille area and the heat exchange capacity of the radiator were the key issues for the development of fuel cell vehicles. In this study, an optimal window opening angle of the radiator fin of 23 degrees provided a maximal heat transfer coefficient.
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