Mat-1.3656 Seminar on
numerical analysis and computational science
Monday 2008, room
U322 at 14.15
Suvi Karvonen, TKK Laboratory of advanced energy systems
Fuel Cell Modelling
A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts the chemical
energy of its reactants into electricity and heat. In future, fuel cells
could be used for various applications ranging from portable electronics
to automobiles and distributed energy production.
In fuel cell research modeling is used for studying different flow
geometries, heat transfer and local phenomena. A typical model includes
equations from the fields of electrochemistry, fluid dynamics,
multicomponent diffusion and heat transfer. The solution of these models
by the finite element method is discussed at this lecture. Possible
problems occurring in the solution or solution progress are also
discussed.