Diffusive - Kinetic evaporation models for fuel cells
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Abstract
Modeling evaporation within a fuel cell porous transport layer (PTL) is a complex, conjugate phenomenon that is highly dependent upon the local morphology, wetting, and operating conditions. Two very distinct evaporation models, one diffusive and one kinetic have been used to study evaporation in fuel cell porous media. Both evaporation models are implemented into a pore network model of a PTL. Simulation using both models are compared under the same morphological, wetting, and operation condition. The mass of evaporated water and liquid water distribution inside the PTL compared for the two models. © The Electrochemical Society.
Publication Title
ECS Transactions
Recommended Citation
Médici, E.,
Fritz, D.,
&
Allen, J.
(2012).
Diffusive - Kinetic evaporation models for fuel cells.
ECS Transactions,
50(2), 113-122.
http://doi.org/10.1149/05002.0113ecst
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