Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages 2577-2593Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.10.116
Keywords
HT-PEMFC; Start-up process; Temperature distribution; Counter-flow
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Funding
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [51806024]
- Technological Innovation and Application Demonstration in Chongqing (Major Themes of Industry) [cstc2018jszx-cyztzxX0005, cstc2019jscxz-dztzxX0033]
- Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission Program [17ZXFWGX00040]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2019CDXYQC0003, 244005202014, 2018CDXYTW0031]
- Research Grant Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR [PolyU 152214/17E, PolyU 152064/18E]
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High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) with phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) electrolyte offers advantages over conventional PEMFC, but starting it from room temperature to optimal operating range is a challenge. A startup strategy and a non-isothermal dynamic model were proposed and developed to investigate startup time and temperature distribution.
High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) with phosphoric acid doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) electrolyte shows multiple advantages over conventional PEMFC working at below 373 K, such as faster electrochemical kinetics, simpler water management, higher carbon monoxide tolerance. However, starting HT-PEMFC from room temperature to the optimal operating temperature range (433.15 K-453.15 K) is still a serious challenge. In present work, the start-up strategy is proposed and evaluated and a three-dimensional non-isothermal dynamic model is developed to investigate start-up time and temperature distribution during the start-up process. The HT-PEMFC is pre-heated by gas to 393.15 K, followed by discharging a current from the cell for electrochemical heat generation. Firstly, different current loads are applied when the average temperature of membrane reaches 393.15 K. Then, the start-up time and temperature distribution of co-flow and counter-flow are compared at different current loads. Finally, the effect of inlet velocity and temperature on the start-up process are explored in the case of counter-flow. Numerical results clearly show that applied current load is necessary to reduce start-up time and just 0.1 A/cm(2) current load can reduce startup time by 45%. It is also found that co-flow takes 18.8% less time than counter-flow to heat membrane temperature to 393.15 K, but the maximum temperature difference of membrane is 39% higher than the counter-flow. Increasing the inlet gas flow velocity and temperature can shorten the start-up time but increases the temperature difference of the membrane. (C) 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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