Design of experiment (DOE) analysis of 5-cell stack fuel cell using three bipolar plate geometry designs

Abstract

The investigation conducted is aimed at establishing the best operational conditions to obtain the best output of a 5-cell stack Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with three different bipolar plate geometries. The work further explores the best input parameters that will yield the maximum voltage, current power as well as fuel efficiency from each of the three designs under investigation. A polarization curve was generated for each of the three designs and a surface response plot developed for each experiment. The work concluded that the spiral design performed very well compared to the other designs under investigation and even existing on the fuel cell market.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114488
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Additional Information: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bipolar plate,Design of experiment,Fuel cell,Polarization curve,Spiral design,Geography, Planning and Development,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Publication ISSN: 2071-1050
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2024 08:16
Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2020 08:03
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2020-06-01
Accepted Date: 2020-05-28
Authors: Wilberforce, Tabbi (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1250-1745)
Olabi, Abdul Ghani

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