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Rer 0.5 0.85 1 2 1
Re1 0.5 0.85 1 2 10
Re2 1 1 1 1 10
ΔP AR = 0.5 1890.52 2333.07 2522.87 3790.44 25999.58
ΔP AR = 1 746.72 922.50 1891.34 1503.66 10908.40
ΔP AR = 2 449.06 555.37 601.07 908.16 6915.66
ΔP AR = 10 320.69 396.79 429.52 649.51 4956.02
ε
mixin
g
AR = 0.5 0.72 0.79 0.78 0.61 0.76
ε
mixin
g
AR = 1 0.73 0.79 0.78 0.59 0.80
ε
mixin
g
AR = 2 0.69 0.80 0.80 0.67 0.85
ε
mixin
g
AR = 10 0.73 0.79 0.79 0.62 0.83
Table 5. Variations of Mixing Coefficient (ε
mixing
) and Pressure Drop (ΔP; unit: Pa) Versus the
Reynolds Number Ratio (Rer) and Aspect Ratio (AR).
Source: Wang et al., (2009)
Rer = 0.5 Rer = 0.85 Rer = 1 Rer = 2
Inlet angle
of side
channel, θ
ε
mixing
ΔP
ε
mixing
ΔP
ε
mixing
ΔP
ε
mixing
ΔP
90° 0.737 310.901 0.786 384.537 0.771 417.240 0.581 632.116
60° 0.738 300.758 0.791 371.628 0.776 403.076 0.580 609.910
45° 0.739 300.025 0.796 371.122 0.779 401.692 0.584 607.082
30° 0.738 300.781 0.803 371.240 0.790 402.526 0.589 607.998
0° 0.729 289.187 0.764 356.386 0.750 385.829 0.575 586.702
Table 6. Inlet Angle of Side-channel Versus the Mixing (ε
mixing
) and Pressure Drop (ΔP;
unit: Pa) with Variations of Reynolds Number Ratios ranging from Rer = 0.5 to 2 in the
case of Re
2
= 1.
Source: Wang et al., (2009)
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4. Conclusion
In this chapter, the biometric concept was applied to the fuel cells, microbial fuel cells and
micro-mixer. To sum up, some results are addressed as follows:
In the study of a biometric fuel cell, the novel flow slab provides a better performance when
using the bionic concept because it can control the velocity distribution, pressure drop,
coupling effect and has a stronger ability to remove the liquid water and so providing a
better power performance of cells. These findings, with respect to a biometric flow slab,
would be useful to improve PEMFCs and could even be expanded to other types of cells. In
addition, a new design of biometric flow channel was also applied to RMFCs. Experiments
in a circulation system were executed by using a double two-inlet Y-type inlet channel and
connecting it with the RMFCs. The biometric flow channel would create a more uniform
flow field with obstacles than one without, regardless of the Reynolds number. An extra
voltage output of 0.2 V, based on the example without obstacles, was provided as in the case
of the one with. This further explains the design of biometric flow channels having a greater,
more positive effect on power performance.
In the study of the biometric micro-mixer, a novel micro-mixer design based on the
biophysical concept was addressed. The prototype was simple and possessed a better flow
uniformity and lower pressure drop, so it could be expected to be useful to promote the
mixing performance of passive micro-mixers when the mixing distance was restricted. The
highest mixing coefficient with ε
mixing
= 0.876 occurred at a Reynolds number ratio, Rer =
0.85. These findings will be useful in the design of an optimal biophysical passive micro-
mixer in future research and even show the feasibility and potential of the biometric concept
widely applied in biochemical, biological andchemical analysis, along with fuel cells and
bioenergy.
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