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In this paper, a simulation investigation was carried out to optimize three parameters, such as GDL porosity, cathode inlet relative humidity and cathode inlet velocity to improve the performance of PEM fuel cell with serpentine flow-field. ANSYS Fluent 15 was used to build our proposed model. This paper is based on an application of Taguchi orthogonal L9(33), in which the three factors are varied at three different levels. The three factors are arranged in descending order according to the delta value; cathode inlet relative humidity, GDL porosity and cathode inlet velocity respectively.
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Amadane, Y., Mounir, H., Marjani, A.E., Ettouhami, M.K., Atifi, A. (2020). Using CFD Simulation and Taguchi Approach to Optimize the Parameters Influencing the Performance of PEM Fuel Cell with the Serpentine Flow Field. In: Ezziyyani, M. (eds) Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2019). AI2SD 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 624. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36475-5_29
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