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1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Study of Mass and Heat Transfer with Chemical Reaction in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for high Performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10650195
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Thermal engineering
Research InstitutionHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

HISHINUMA Yukio  Hokkaido Univ., Grad. School of Eng., Pro., 大学院・工学研究科, 教授 (20281785)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KIKUTA Kazushige  Hokkaido Univ., Grad. School of Eng., Assis., 大学院・工学研究科, 助手 (90214741)
CHIKAHISA Takemi  Hokkaido Univ., Grad. School of Eng., Asso. Pro., 大学院・工学研究科, 助教授 (00155300)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
KeywordsPolymer electrolyte fuel cell / Methanol reformer / Fuel cell system / Fuel cell car / Simulation / シュミレーション
Research Abstract

The purpose of the research is to analyze mass and heat transfer, especially to elucidate distribution of temperature and reactants and water transfer mechanism in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell(PEFC) in order to have a fuel cell with so high power density as engine systems. Furthermore, fuel cell systems, composed of fuel cells and methanol reformer, which produces hydrogen on the catalytic reaction of methanol and water, are studied. As a result we have developed a 3 dimensional simulator of heat & mass transfer of a PEFC and a driving simulator of a fuel cell car, and evaluated a efficiency on fuel cell systems. The results are shown as follows.
(1) A single cell performance was measured on various conditions such as temperatures, flow rates, gas compositions and current densities. The results indicated that the performance is controlled by cathode activation loss, and the polymer electrolyte must be maintained humid in order to keep ion resistance low.
(2) The self-humidified 10 cells stack, which recovers water from the exit of cathode flow, was fabricated and experimented. The self-humidified system was proved very effective on water feed method and keeping high efficiency.
(3) Gas flow direction and cooling systems in the fuel cell were studied to minimize temperature difference in cells by the 3 dimensional simulation.

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All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] Y.Hishimura,T.Chikahisa,H.Yoshikawa,T.Kamo: "Experiment and Analysis on Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Automotive Applications"1998 Fuel Cell Seminar Abstracts. 655-658 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Y.Hishimura,T.Chikahisa,H.Yoshikawa,T.Kamo: "Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Automotive Applications"Proceedings of the 5^<th> ASME/JSME Joint Thermal Enbineering Conference. AJTE99-6343. 1-8 (1999)

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  • [Publications] H.Yoshikawa,Y.Hishinuma,T.Chikahisa,K.Yamaga: "Characteristics of self-humidifying Operation of a 200W Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack"Proceedings of 3^<rd> International Fuel Cell Conference. 61-64 (1999)

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  • [Publications] 吉川,菱沼,近久,加茂: "電気自動車用固体高分子燃料電池の性能評価"日本機械学会第75期総会講演会. 3巻. 521-522 (1998)

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  • [Publications] 吉川,近久,菱沼: "自動車用燃料電池の基本特性に関する実験および数値解析"日本自動車技術会1999年春期大会学術講演会前刷集. No.5-99. 5-8 (1999)

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  • [Publications] 菱沼,吉川,近久: "自動車用固体高分子燃料電池"日本機械学会熱工学講演会講演論文集. No.99-25. 65-66 (1999)

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  • [Publications] 菱沼,近久: "エネルギー交換技術の現状と将来"火力原子力発電. Vol.50,No.518. 2-9 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Y. Hishinuma, T. Chikahisa, H. Yoshikawa, T. Kamo: "Experiment and Analysis on Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Automotive Applications"1998 Fuel Cell Seminar Abstracts. 655-658 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Y. Hishinuma,T. Chikahisa, H. Yoshikawa, T. Kamo: "Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Automotive Applications"Proceedings of the 5th ASME/JSME Joint Thermal Enbineering Conference. AJTE99-6343. 1-8 (1999)

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  • [Publications] H. Yoshikawa, Y. Hishinuma, T. Chikahisa, K, Yamaga: "Characteristics of self-humidifying Operation of a 200W Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack"Proceedings of 3ィイD1rdィエD1 International Fuel Cell Conference. 61-64 (1999)

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  • [Publications] H. Yoshikawa, T. Chikahisa, Y. Hishinuma, T. Kamo: "Experiment on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Electric Vehicles"Proceedings of the JSME Spring Annual Meeting. Vol.3. 521-522 (1998)

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  • [Publications] H. Yoshikawa, T. Chikahisa, Y. Hishinuma: "Experiments with and Analysis of the Performance of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Automotive Applications"Proceedings of SAEJ 1999 Spring Annual Meeting. No.5-99. 5-8 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Y. Hishinuma, H. Yoshikawa, T. Chikahisa: "A Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Automotive Applications"Proceedings of JSME Thermal Engineering Conference '99. No.99-25. 65-66 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Y. Hishinuma, T. Chikahisa: "Today and Tomorrow Technologies of Energy Conversion Systems"The Thermal and Nuclear Power. Vol.50, No.518. 2-9 (1999)

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