Multi-parameter optimization for the performance of the fuel cell air compressor based on computational fluid dynamics analysis at part load

J Fu, H Wang, H Bao, X Sun, J Liu - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the critical components of fuel cell systems, the air compressor plays a key role in
the system efficiency and overall performance of fuel cells. In order to improve the …

Multi-objective optimization for impeller structure parameters of fuel cell air compressor using linear-based boosting model and reference vector guided evolutionary …

J Fu, H Wang, X Sun, H Bao, X Wang, J Liu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
As a pivotal part of cathode air supply system, centrifugal air compressors play a central
position in ensuring efficient operations of onboard fuel cells. To improve the overall …

Optimization and experimental study of stationary endwall of stator labyrinth cavity in a low-speed research compressor

B Zheng, R Shao, S Zhang, M Zhu, X Qiang… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlling the leakage flow of the labyrinth seal cavity is very important for the efficiency
and aerodynamic matching design of aero-engine high-pressure compressor. However, due …

[HTML][HTML] Physics-based surge point identification for unsupervised CFD-computation of centrifugal compressor speed lines

Y Lattner, M Geller, M Kutz - Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a speed line calculation model using physics-based surge point identification.
When using surrogate model-based design of experiment (DOE) techniques, the large …

Hierarchical evolutionary modeling and performance multi-objective optimization of centrifugal air compressors for fuel cells under multi-operating conditions

X Sun, G Zhang, T He, J Fu, W Long - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The air compressor is responsible for supplying high-pressure air in fuel cell system, which
is essential for supporting the efficiency and stability of the electrochemical reaction. In this …

A design method of volute profile of multi-blade centrifugal fan based on DRBF model

AT Zhang, BS Zhou, CZ Mao, DJ He, EX Fang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The forward-curved multi-blade centrifugal fan is widely used in the ventilation and
household appliance industries with limited space due to its small size factor, high pressure …

Fast predesign methodology of centrifugal compressor for PEMFCs combining a physics-based loss model and an interpretable machine learning method

Z Chen, J Sun, Z Chen, Y Guo, S Spence… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
For boosted hydrogen fuel cells, the centrifugal compressor greatly affects the system's
efficiency, stack power and costs. However, the design of the centrifugal compressor is a …

Performance improvement of a highly loaded transonic centrifugal compressor with tandem impeller and freeform blade configuration

Z Li, Y Wu, X Lu - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
A highly loaded transonic centrifugal compressor is aerodynamically designed and
numerically investigated. The objectives are to improve the compressor efficiency by using …

Effects of endwall clearances of variable diffuser vane on centrifugal compressor performance

M Zhang, M Qi - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
To ensure the variable diffuser vane can rotate around a pivot fluently in practical
applications, there have to be clearances between vanes and diffuser walls. As the …

Experimental, numerical simulation and genetic algorithm as a hybrid method for the design of hydrogen peroxide separation via non-dispersive solvent extraction

Q Kong, Y Cheng, Z Liu, X Li, F Wen, L Wang… - … and Processing-Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work employed a hybrid approach combining experiments, numerical simulation, and
genetic algorithm (GA) to optimize the non-dispersive solvent extraction (NDSX) process of …