• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.554-557
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• 2008

In this study, two types of central flow distributor designs are presented and compared to obtain the optimal compact design which has the least flow resistance and the uniform flow distribution in a vehicular fuel cell stack. For effective and reliable prediction on the thermo-flow characteristics of the reactants flow over the entire fuel cell stack domain, open channel flow in the bipolar plates of the power generating cells were simulated by applying a simplified flow resistance model with an empirical porous concept. A number of case studies were performed to figure out an optimal configuration of a central flow distributor device in terms of the time-dependent thermo-flow behavior and load-dependent flow distribution. The results showed that the stable and load-independent thermo-flow uniformity is very design specific, which is closely associated with the design of central manifolding devices in order to achieve the enhanced volumetric power density and the reliable long-lasting operating of fuel cells.

• International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.107-118
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• 2005

An experimental investigation was made to study two-phase flow distribution in a T-type distributor of slit fin-and-tube heat exchanger using R-22. Experiments were carried out under the conditions of saturation temperature of $5^{\circ}C$ and mass flow rate varying from 0.6 to 1.2kg/min. The inlet air has dry bulb temperature of $27^{\circ}C$, relative humidity of 50% and air velocity varying from 0.63 to 1.71m/s. A comparison was made between the predictions from the previously proposed tube-by-tube method and the present experimental data for the heat transfer rate of evaporator. Results show that $82.5\%$ increase of air velocity is needed for T-type distributor with four outlet branches than that of two outlet branches under the superheat of $5^{\circ}C$, which resulted in increasing of air-side pressure drop of $130\%$ for the former as compared to the latter.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.272-277
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• 2005

직경이 0.152 m이고 높이가 3.5 m인 기-액 향류 흐름 기포탑에서 기포의 물성과 흐름의 거동을 고찰하고 진단하였다. 기체와 액체의 유속 그리고 기포의 분산형태(even, wall-side, central or asymmetric distribution)가 반응기 내부에서 기포의 크기, 빈도수, 상승속도와 체류량 등 기포특성에 미치는 영향을 이중 전기 저항 탐침법을 이용하여 측정 검토하였다. 기포의 크기, 빈도수와 체류량은 기체나 액체 유속의 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 기포의 상승속도는 기체 유속의 증가에 따라 증가하였지만, 액체 유속의 증가에 따라서는 감소하였다. 기포 크기 분포의 균일성이나 체류량은 기포 분산판에서 기포의 분산형태가 균일분포에서 벽면, 중앙 그리고 비대칭 분산으로 변화함에 따라 감소하였다. 기포의 체류량과 분포에 대한 균일성을 고려하면, 기포의 중앙 분산 형태가 비대칭 분산 형태보다는 유리하며, 벽면 분산형태분산보다는 좋지 않았다.