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Abstract
The main concern of this article is a numerical investigation of the geometrical parameters of composite gas diffusion layers (CGDLs) and their impact on effective thermal conductivity (ETC). The geometric parameters under investigation include porosity, thicknesses of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and micro porous layer (MPL), as well as fibers diameter and orientation. Additionally, non-geometric parameters such as saturation level and operating temperature are examined. This study utilizes realistic full microstructure simulations (GDL + MPL + PolyTetraFluoroEthylene/PTFE + binder) of a paper GDL type (SGL 25BC) to examine and enhance ETC in both in-plane (IP) and through-plane (TP) directions by optimizing the parameters under investigation. To achieve this, a MATLAB code was used to generate microstructures under various conditions, which were simultaneously imported into COMSOL multi-physics via live link technique (LLT). Subsequently, the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGAII) was employed as an optimization method to refine the geometric/non-geometric parameters. Finally, the ETC results for both TP and IP directions were compared with experimental data from the literature. The optimized microstructure exhibits higher ETC values compared to both the initial simulated microstructure and the experimental data. This finding indicates that fabricating CGDLs within the recommended range of optimal geometric values can lead to a substantial increase in their ETC.
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The International Journal of Thermal Sciences is a journal devoted to the publication of fundamental studies on the physics of transfer processes in general, with an emphasis on thermal aspects and also applied research on various processes, energy systems and the environment. Articles are published in English and French, and are subject to peer review.
The fundamental subjects considered within the scope of the journal are:
* Heat and relevant mass transfer at all scales (nano, micro and macro) and in all types of material (heterogeneous, composites, biological,...) and fluid flow
* Forced, natural or mixed convection in reactive or non-reactive media
* Single or multi–phase fluid flow with or without phase change
* Near–and far–field radiative heat transfer
* Combined modes of heat transfer in complex systems (for example, plasmas, biological, geological,...)
* Multiscale modelling
The applied research topics include:
* Heat exchangers, heat pipes, cooling processes
* Transport phenomena taking place in industrial processes (chemical, food and agricultural, metallurgical, space and aeronautical, automobile industries)
* Nano–and micro–technology for energy, space, biosystems and devices
* Heat transport analysis in advanced systems
* Impact of energy–related processes on environment, and emerging energy systems
The study of thermophysical properties of materials and fluids, thermal measurement techniques, inverse methods, and the developments of experimental methods are within the scope of the International Journal of Thermal Sciences which also covers the modelling, and numerical methods applied to thermal transfer.
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