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Authors:Kevin L. Davies: Georgia Institute of Technology, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Comas L. Haynes: Georgia Institute of Technology, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Christiaan J. J. Paredis: Georgia Institute of Technology, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Publication title:Modeling Reaction and Diffusion Processes of Fuel Cells within Modelica
Conference:Proceedings of the 7th International Modelica Conference, Como, Italy, 20-22 September 2009
Publication type: Abstract and Fulltext
Issue:043
Article No.:008
Abstract:The field of fuel cell (FC) technology offers a challenging and rewarding application for the Modelica language because it is highly multi-disciplinary and it entails physical phenomena (e.g., catalysis) that are not fully understood. Modelica is a valuable platform from which to explore FCs because it is appropriate for the representation of physical interactions. This paper describes elements of a FC library which has been developed in Modelica. The goal of the modeling effort is to take full advantage of the physically representative nature of the Modelica language. To this end, it is important for the models to be consistent and explicit in terms of energy and species balances. The paper emphasizes the representation of diffusion and electrochemical processes. In these areas, the traditional approach is to represent empirically observed behavior, and this is not necessarily rigorous from the standpoint of energy and species balances. To describe the diffusion and electrochemical processes in a form that is suitable for Modelica, alternative and possibly more physically fundamental model equations have been developed.
Language:English
Keywords:Media; streams; diffusion; fuel cell
Year:2009
No. of pages:11
Pages:66-76
ISBN:978-91-7393-513-5
Series:Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings
ISSN (print):1650-3686
ISSN (online):1650-3740
File:http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/043/008/ecp09430106.pdf
Available:2009-12-29
Publisher:Linköping University Electronic Press, Linköpings universitet

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Kevin L. Davies, Comas L. Haynes, Christiaan J. J. Paredis (2009). Modeling Reaction and Diffusion Processes of Fuel Cells within Modelica, Proceedings of the 7th International Modelica Conference, Como, Italy, 20-22 September 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp09430106 (accessed 6/19/2013)