Development and experimental investigation of an oil-free twin-screw air compressor for fuel cell systems

Y He, L Xing, Y Zhang, J Zhang, F Cao… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Compressor in air supply circuit influences flow rate of oxygen in cathode of polymer
electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems. In this paper, an air-cooled dry oil-free twin …

Numerical and experimental investigation on condensation inside a turbine designed for an 100 kW polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system

H Mao, X Tang, J Liu, S Xu - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This work presents mathematical modelling of moist air condensation process in a fuel cell
turbine. A condensation model based on the classical nucleation theory and the Hertz …

Performance improvement of twin-screw air expander used in PEMFC systems by two-phase expansion

C Wang, M Liu, Z Li, Z Xing, Y Shu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Reducing the power consumption of the air supply system has become one of the bottleneck
problems for developing PEMFCs. This paper proposes the two-phase expansion of air and …

Performance improvement of fuel cell systems based on turbine design and supercharging system matching

Y Zhang, S Xu, C Lin - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Turbines can recover energy from the exhaust streams of proton exchange membrane fuel
cells to reduce the parasitic power consumption of compressors. This helps improve the fuel …

Experimental study on the performance of oil-free twin-screw expanders for recovering energy in fuel cell systems

C Wang, Z Xing, S Sun, W Chen, Z He - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Fuel cell systems are considered to be one of the best alternative power sources for
automobiles to replace internal combustion engines. For the Proton Exchange Membrane …

Numerical investigation of the non-equilibrium condensation inside a fuel cell turbine with variable geometry

H Mao, X Tang, J Liu, S Xu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
A turbine with variable geometry can fully recover energy from the fuel cell exhaust gas and
effectively reduce parasitic power consumption of the compressor. In this study, an electric …

Turbulent flow development within the discharge cavity of a screw compressor

JM Nouri, D Guerrato, N Stosic… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Spatial flow field velocities within the discharge cavity of an optical screw compressor have
been measured using LDV and PIV techniques. Angle-resolved velocities were obtained …

[HTML][HTML] Potential Evaluation of Twin-Screw Air Expanders with Dual-Lead Rotors Used in PEMFC Systems

M Liu, C Wang, Y Han, Z Xing - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The reduction in the power cost of air supply systems has emerged as a critical challenge in
the development of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. This study proposes the use of …

Loss analysis of oil-free twin-screw expanders for recovering energy in fuel cell systems by means of p-θ diagrams

C Wang, Z Xing, S Sun, Z He - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Twin-screw expanders extend their application and become more and more favored in fuel
cells. For twin-screw expanders in fuel cells, pressure loss is a key factor to affect their …

Numerical and Experimental Study of Screw Machines with Large Helix Angle

Y Lu - 2023 - openaccess.city.ac.uk
An effective and efficient CFD simulation is of high importance to accelerate the design
activities of twin screw machines. However, mesh generation for screw machines with large …