대한기계학회논문집B (Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B)

  • 제36권6호
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  • Pages.579-582
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  • 2012
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  • 1226-4881(pISSN)
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  • 2288-5324(eISSN)
대한기계학회 (The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers)
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연료전지 다공성막을 통한 수분증발량의 정량적 측정에 관한 실험적 연구

Development of System for Measuring Evaporation Rate through Porous Medium in Fuel Cells

  • 김종록 (신시네티대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 김무환 (포항공과대학교 첨단원자력공학부) ;
  • 손상영 (신시네티대학교 기계공학과)
  • 투고 : 2011.10.17
  • 심사 : 2012.03.06
  • 발행 : 2012.06.01
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초록

연료전지 시스템에서 잔류 수분의 제거과정은 연료전지의 성능 및 수명 관리를 위해 중요한 과정이다. 효과적인 수분 제거과정의 설계를 위해서는 연료전지내의 수분 제거 특성에 대한 이해가 필수적이다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 연료전지의 다공성막인 가스확산층을 통한 수분증발량을 정상상태에서 측정하는 실험 기법을 개발하였다. 이 기법을 이용하여 연료전지의 잔류수분 제거 현상을 모사하는 실험장치를 개발하였다. 그리고 건조가스와 가스확산층의 변수가 수분에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 측정하였다. 건조가스의 습도가 낮고, 유량이 높을수록 가스확산층을 통해 증발되는 수분량이 높았다. 또한 가스확산층의 두께가 얇을수록 수분 증발량이 높은 특성을 확인하였다.

Removing residual water in a fuel cell is a critical operational process for managing its performance and controlling its lifetime. Understanding the mechanism of water transport in fuel cells is essential for the design of the water removal process. In this study, an experimental method for measuring the water evaporation rate through a gas diffusion layer, which is a porous medium, under steady-state conditions was developed. Experimental bench tests were conducted to apply the developed method. Then, the effects of various parameters of the drying gas and the gas diffusion layer were experimentally measured. The water evaporation rate increased as the humidity of the drying gas decreased and the flow rate of the drying gas increased. In addition, a thinner gas diffusion layer yielded a higher water evaporation rate.

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