LIBPF FC

The LIBPF FC (Fuel Cell) module is an extension to LIBPF to support fuel cell and fuel cell system modelling. You can download a brochure. The development of this module was supported from Università di Genova's PERT group.

Modelling Features

• Static and dynamic simulation of fuel cells as well as fuel cell power generation systems

• Detailed 2D simulation of fuel cell, supports co-flow, cross-flow, counter-flow, spiral flow patterns
• Simplified simulation of fuel cell, supports voltage correction maps to reproduce results of detailed model
• Reactive heat exchangers with equilibrium or partial equilibrium reactions

Detailed 2D Simulation of the Fuel Cell

Sample solid temperature field for an industrial-size MCFC (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell):

Supported flow patterns

The flow pattern of the anode and cathode gases can be set easily using a simple symbology, whereby:

	the blue colour indicates a source is located in the cell
	the red colour indicates a sink is located in the cell
	the arrows indicate the direction of the flow coming out of the cell

An example of cross-flow pattern:

An example of co-cross-flow spiral pattern:

Simulation of fuel cell power generation systems

can  be performed with LIBPF. All key unit operations are modelled, including reactive heat exchangers, compressor, fuel cell; typically with a concentrated parameters approach.

Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell in the Documentation/Whitepaper section of the website for more details.