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Development and Research of Thermal Management Equipment for Efficiency Enhancement of PEMFC Systems

PEMFC 시스템 효율 향상을 위한 열 관리 설비 개발 및 연구

  • JAEHWAN KIM (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University Graduate School) ;
  • JISEUNG LEE (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University Graduate School) ;
  • INSEAK KANG (Technology Commercialization Team, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • HYUNCHUL JU (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University Graduate School)
  • 김재환 (인하대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 이지승 (인하대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 강인석 (한국에너지기술연구원 성과확산실) ;
  • 주현철 (인하대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2024.03.13
  • Accepted : 2024.04.23
  • Published : 2024.04.30
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Abstract

This study introduced a direct contact heat exchanger to enhance the efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) systems. According to previous research, 28% of the operating costs of fuel cell systems are attributed to heat exchanger devices, prompting the design of a direct contact heat exchanger to address this issue. Optimal configurations were determined through computational fluid dynamics analysis and experimental device fabrication, and the enhanced heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger was experimentally confirmed. Through this, the contribution of the direct contact heat exchanger to the heat management and efficiency enhancement of PEMFC systems was established.

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본 연구는 2023년도 중소벤처기업부의 기술개발사업 지원에 의하여 연구되었음(과제 번호: RS 2023-00222858).

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