Research Article

Optimization of Fuel Cell Stack Consistency Based on Multi-Model

Table 4

Parameters of the model.

SymbolParametersValue

LFlow field length/m0.032
W_chFlow field width/m0.032
H_gdlGDL thickness/m3.80e − 04
H_gdlGDL thickness/m3.80e − 04
H_electrodePorous electrode thickness/m5.00e − 05
H_membraneMembrane thickness/m1.00e − 04
RHaRelative humidity of anode0.8
RHcRelative humidity of cathode0.8
P_satSaturated vapor pressure/PaAccording to calculate
P_aAnode pressure/Pa2.5e5
P_cCathode pressure/Pa2.5e5
MH2Hydrogen molar mass/kg·mol−10.002
MH2OWater molar mass/kg·mol−10.018
MO2Oxygen molar mass/kg·mol−10.032
MN2Nitrogen molar mass/kg·mol−10.028
xH2Oa_inAnode water vapor pressure/PaRHa ∗ P_sat/P_a
xH2_inAnode hydrogen pressure/Pa1-xH2Oa_in
xH2Oc_inCathode water vapor pressure/PaRHc ∗ P_sat/P_c
xO2_inCathode oxygen pressure/Pa0.21 ∗ (1-xH2Oc_in)
xN2_inCathode nitrogen pressure/Pa0.79 ∗ (1-xH2Oc_in)
D_H2_H2OH2-H2O binary diffusion coefficient/m2·s−11.11e − 4 (calculated)
D_N2_H2ON2-H2O binary diffusion coefficient/m2·s−13.09e − 5 (calculated)
D_O2_N2O2-N2 binary diffusion coefficient/m2·s−12.89e − 5 (calculated)
D_O2_H2OO2-H2O binary diffusion coefficient/m2·s−13.41e − 5 (calculated)
mu_anodeAnode viscosity/Pa·s1.19e − 05
mu_cathodeCathode viscosity/Pa·s2.46e − 05
kappa_gdlGDL permeability/m21e − 12
kappa_clPermeability (porous electrode)/m21e − 13
sigma_gdlGDL electric conductivity/S·m−15000
sigma_clCL electric conductivity/S·m−15000
sigma_mMembrane electric conductivity/S·m−12
eps_gdlGDL porosity0.3
eps_clPorous electrodes porosity1-eps_gdl-eps_l
eps_lElectrolyte phase volume fraction0.2
eps_iIonomer volume fraction0.27
cH2_refHydrogen reference concentration/mol·m356.4
cO2_refOxygen reference concentration/mol·m33.39
stoich_aAnode stoichiometry1.5
stoich_cCathode stoichiometry3
TCell temperature/K343.15
V_cellCell voltage/V0.9
i_cellCurrent density/A·cm2According to calculate
A_clCatalytic layer area/m2W_ch ∗ L