@Article{CiCP-11-65, author = {}, title = {Numerical Study of a 3D Two-Phase PEM Fuel Cell Model via a Novel Automated Finite Element/Finite Volume Program Generator}, journal = {Communications in Computational Physics}, year = {2012}, volume = {11}, number = {1}, pages = {65--98}, abstract = {

Numerical methods of a 3D multiphysics, two-phase transport model of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is studied in this paper. Due to the coexistence of multiphase regions, the standard finite element/finite volume method may fail to obtain a convergent nonlinear iteration for a two-phase transport model of PEMFC [49, 50]. By introducing Kirchhoff transformation technique and a combined finite element-upwind finite volume approach, we efficiently achieve a fast convergence and reasonable solutions for this multiphase, multiphysics PEMFC model. Numerical implementation is done by using a novel automated finite element/finite volume program generator (FEPG). By virtue of a high-level algorithm description language (script), component programming and human intelligence technologies, FEPG can quickly generate finite element/finite volume source code for PEMFC simulation. Thus, one can focus on the efficient algorithm research without being distracted by the tedious computer programming on finite element/finite volume methods. Numerical success confirms that FEPG is an efficient tool for both algorithm research and software development of a 3D, multiphysics PEMFC model with multicomponent and multiphase mechanism.

}, issn = {1991-7120}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.051010.180311a}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/7354.html} }