Enhancing power generation by maintaining operating temperature using Phase Change Material for Microbial Fuel Cell application

Solomon, John; Kugarajah, Vaidhegi; Ganesan, P.; Dharmalingam, Sangeetha

doi:10.1016/j.jece.2021.107057

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“…Among the parameters studied, the ambient temperature is the parameter that has the greatest impact on storage duration. A recently published review by Solomon et al [53] on the use of PCMs for thermal management of Microbial Fuel Cel (MFC) opens a new line of research to utilize PCMs in fuel cells for thermal management. This review focuses on MFC technology, but the approach applied in [53] can be applied on PEM fuel cells.…”

Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcms)mentioning

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“…A recently published review by Solomon et al [53] on the use of PCMs for thermal management of Microbial Fuel Cel (MFC) opens a new line of research to utilize PCMs in fuel cells for thermal management. This review focuses on MFC technology, but the approach applied in [53] can be applied on PEM fuel cells. The authors conducted an experimental study on the use of capric acid to maintain an optimal temperature at the stack.…”

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confidence: 99%

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PEMFC Passive Thermal Management Systems: A Review

Idi¹

2023

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Converting chemical energy from green hydrogen to electricity using Membrane Exchange Protons Fuel cell (PEMFC) is a promising solution in various applications such e-mobility and building facilities. The electrical efficiency of PEMFCs can reach 60%. However, they are immensely sensitive to the working temperature, requiring good thermal management. Active thermal management systems are expensive and energy-consuming. Passive thermal management systems enable PEMFC thermal management without additional energy consumption. Here various passive thermal management technologies are reviewed. Different techniques are thorougly described and critically compared in terms of complexity, efficiency, cooling rate, scope of applicability, and the sizes of PEMFCs to which they apply. The conclusions provide a solid background for further investigations, and recommendations for future work are suggested.

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Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcms)mentioning

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Section: Phase Change Materials (Pcms)mentioning

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PEMFC Passive Thermal Management Systems: A Review

Idi¹

2023

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“…PCM can not only be applied at buildings with low energy consumption, but it also serves for fuel cells, lithium ion battery, solar thermoelectric power generation, etc. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. It can save energy and further improve the efficiency of energy utilization.…”

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Preparation and Thermal Characterization of Hollow Graphite Fibers/Paraffin Composite Phase Change Material

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Paraffin is one of the most common and promising phase change materials to store and release thermal energy. The inadequacy of paraffin lies in its low thermal conductivity, which affects its further application on thermal energy storage. In this work, hollow fibers derived from pitch were spun. The graphitization (treated at 2773 K under argon atmosphere) induced the carbon atom arrangement and lattice order development, which endowed the hollow graphite fibers (HGFs) with good graphite structure. The HGFs applied as thermal additives into paraffin significantly improved its thermal conductivity. The high thermal conductivity of the HGFs/paraffin composite was achieved up to 2.50 W/(m·K) along the fiber axis, which displayed an over 680% enhancement as compared with that of the pure paraffin. The HGFs displayed significant improvement of the heat transfer rate and heat flow of paraffin, which indicated the promising potential application of the HGFs/paraffin PCM in thermal energy storage systems.

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A comparative numerical analysis of concentric and hairpin heat exchanger for efficient energy storage using phase-change material

Kumari,

Ghosh

2023

J Therm Anal Calorim

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Enhancing power generation by maintaining operating temperature using Phase Change Material for Microbial Fuel Cell application

Cited by 16 publications

References 65 publications

PEMFC Passive Thermal Management Systems: A Review

PEMFC Passive Thermal Management Systems: A Review

Preparation and Thermal Characterization of Hollow Graphite Fibers/Paraffin Composite Phase Change Material

A comparative numerical analysis of concentric and hairpin heat exchanger for efficient energy storage using phase-change material

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