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Article

Performance Evaluation of Micro PEM Fuel Cell through the Numerical Analysis and Fabrication of Micro-Channel

by
Injea Choi
1,
Gisoo Shin
1,
Kap-Seung Choi
1 and
Hyung-Man Kim
2,*
1
Injea Choi, Gisoo Shin, Kap-Seung Choi, a Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, INJE University
2
School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering & High Safety Vehicle Core Technology Research Center, INJE University, 607 Obang-Dong, Gimhae, Gyeongnam 621-749, Korea
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
World Electr. Veh. J. 2009, 3(2), 408-412; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020408
Published: 26 June 2009
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Abstract

A fuel cell is most interesting new power source because it solves not only the environment problem but also natural resource exhaustion problem. In this paper, hydrogen gas flow in micro-channel was numerically analyzed about various channel shapes to improve the efficiency of micro fuel cell. Flow characteristics with the same boundary condition were simulated in six different shapes of micro-channels which have been already developed and newly designed as well. The result of analysis shows that characteristics of flow such as velocity, uniformity, and flow rate, depend highly upon the channel shape itself. That means it is expectable to increase the efficiency of micro fuel cell through optimal configuration of channel shape for hydrogen gas flow. Finally, actual micro flow channels were fabricated using SU-8 and the performance of PEM fuel cell was also carried out with these micro prototypes.
Keywords: PEM fuel cell(proton exchange membrane); modeling; efficiency; catalyst PEM fuel cell(proton exchange membrane); modeling; efficiency; catalyst

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Choi, I.; Shin, G.; Choi, K.-S.; Kim, H.-M. Performance Evaluation of Micro PEM Fuel Cell through the Numerical Analysis and Fabrication of Micro-Channel. World Electr. Veh. J. 2009, 3, 408-412. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020408

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Choi I, Shin G, Choi K-S, Kim H-M. Performance Evaluation of Micro PEM Fuel Cell through the Numerical Analysis and Fabrication of Micro-Channel. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2009; 3(2):408-412. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020408

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Choi, Injea, Gisoo Shin, Kap-Seung Choi, and Hyung-Man Kim. 2009. "Performance Evaluation of Micro PEM Fuel Cell through the Numerical Analysis and Fabrication of Micro-Channel" World Electric Vehicle Journal 3, no. 2: 408-412. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020408

APA Style

Choi, I., Shin, G., Choi, K. -S., & Kim, H. -M. (2009). Performance Evaluation of Micro PEM Fuel Cell through the Numerical Analysis and Fabrication of Micro-Channel. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 3(2), 408-412. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020408

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