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Modelling of a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell integrated with a methanol steam reformer cell

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  • Ribeirinha, P.
  • Abdollahzadeh, M.
  • Sousa, J.M.
  • Boaventura, M.
  • Mendes, A.

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A 3-dimensional non-isothermal simulator comprising a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) and a methanol steam-reforming cell (MSR-C) was developed in Fluent (Ansys™). The simulator takes into account most of the significant physical processes, including the electrochemical reactions and carbon monoxide poisoning effect on the electro-catalytic activity of the FC; it also considers the methanol steam reforming (MSR), water gas shift (WGS) and methanol decomposition (MD) reactions in the MSR-C. The developed model for the integrated MSR-C/HT-PEMFC unit was simulated between 443K and 473K and validated with experimental results reported in the literature, showing always a very good agreement. The thermal sustainability of the MSR-C/HT-PEMFC unit was assessed, and the role of the thermal insulation and air intake (cathode) stoichiometry in the thermal equilibrium of the device were analysed. A novel integrated MSR-C/HT-PEM stack with ten cells was proposed and simulated, showing a performance above the reported in the literature for similar devices. The results indicated that the proposed stack operates at currents between 4.5A (0.1Acm−2) and 54A (1.2Acm−2) without any external heat source. To minimize the degradation of the components the stack should adapt the operating temperature to the current density.

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  • Ribeirinha, P. & Abdollahzadeh, M. & Sousa, J.M. & Boaventura, M. & Mendes, A., 2017. "Modelling of a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell integrated with a methanol steam reformer cell," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 202(C), pages 6-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:202:y:2017:i:c:p:6-19
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.120
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