Multiscale water management simulation in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

Authors

Y. Shestakovskiy, A. Islam, H. Otomo, R. Salazar-Tio, G. Balasubramanian, B. Crouse, D. Mukutmoni, S. Kandasamy, V. Jambhekar, M. Plagnard - Dassault Systems Deutschland GmbH

Summary

Water management in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) involves functionally different microstructural layers that spans over few orders of magnitude in
length scale. A direct numerical simulation of such a system is challenging due to computational resources required, change of physics of fluids across the layers and dynamic interface characterization. This study addresses these issues by implementing
a novel multiscale water management simulation workflow using a multiphase Lattice
Boltzmann framework.
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