热电联产
余热
混合动力系统
发电
散热片
参数统计
功率密度
热的
环境科学
工艺工程
功率(物理)
汽车工程
计算机科学
热力学
工程类
机械工程
数学
热交换器
物理
统计
机器学习
作者
Mingli Wang,Jian Ruan,Jian Zhang,Yi Jiang,Fei Gao,Xin Zhang,Ehsanur Rahman,Juncheng Guo
出处
期刊:Energy
[Elsevier]
日期:2024-04-01
卷期号:292: 130557-130557
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.energy.2024.130557
摘要
During the operation of alkaline fuel cells (AFCs), a significant amount of waste heat is generated, which has negative impacts on energy utilization and the environment. To improve energy efficiency, cost savings, environmental sustainability, and industrial practices, an effective approach is proposed to employ thermogalvanic cells (TGCs) for electric power generation by harvesting low-grade exhaust heat produced in AFCs. A mathematical model of the AFC-TGC hybrid system is established, taking into account the three overpotential losses in AFCs and the irreversible heat losses in TGCs. Based on this thermal-electric coupled model, we investigate the hybrid system’s output performance characteristics and optimal parameter design. The calculated results indicate that the hybrid system achieves a considerable increase of 19.72% in maximum power density from 247.07 W m−2 to 295.80 W m−2 and 5.71% in conversion efficiency from 10.16% to 10.74% compared to a single AFC, respectively. In addition, the output performance of the hybrid system can be further improved by adjusting system parameters such as the AFC’s operating temperature, the length of each TGC cell, the heat sink temperature, and the thermal convection coefficient. More importantly, a comparative study of the maximum power density of AFC-based cogeneration systems reveals that the TGC demonstrates a remarkable ability to economically recover waste heat from the AFC, surpassing previously reported thermal energy utilization devices. This study provides important theoretical guidance for the optimal design and parametric analysis of AFC-TGC hybrid systems, thereby facilitating the development of high-performance energy cascade utilization systems based on AFC devices.
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