COMSOL 6.4 - Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Module Physics Interface Guide

Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Module Physics Interface Guide

The table lists the physics interfaces available with this module in addition to the core physics included with COMSOL Multiphysics.

In the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual:

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Studies and Solvers

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The Physics Interfaces

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For a list of all the core physics interfaces included with a COMSOL Multiphysics license, see Physics Interface Guide.


Physics interface		Icon	Tag	Space Dimension	Available Study Type
Chemical Species Transport
Transport of Diluted Species			tds	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Transport of Concentrated Species			tcs	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Chemistry			chem	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Nernst–Planck–Poisson Equations			tds+es	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; stationary source sweep; small-signal analysis, frequency domain
Electrophoretic Transport			el	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization
Transport of Diluted Species in Porous Media			tds	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Transport of Concentrated Species in Porous Media			tcs	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Surface Reactions			sr	all dimensions	stationary (3D, 2D, and 2D axisymmetric models only); time dependent
Transport of Diluted Species in Fractures			dsf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Reacting Flow
	Laminar Flow, Diluted Species		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Laminar Flow, Concentrated Species		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Reacting Flow in Porous Media
	Transport of Diluted Species		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Transport of Concentrated Species		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Nonisothermal Reacting Flow
	Brinkman Equations		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Laminar Flow		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Electrochemistry
Primary Current Distribution Secondary Current Distribution			cd	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization; AC impedance, initial values; AC impedance, stationary; AC impedance, time dependent
Tertiary Current Distribution, Nernst–Planck (Electroneutrality, Water-Based with Electroneutrality, Supporting Electrolyte, Poisson)			tcd	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization; AC impedance, initial values; AC impedance, stationary; AC impedance, time dependent
Aqueous Electrolyte Transport			aqt	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization
Concentrated Electrolyte Transport			cet	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization;
Electroanalysis			tcd	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; AC impedance, initial values; AC impedance, stationary; AC impedance, time dependent; cyclic voltammetry
Electrode, Shell			els	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Interfaces			fc	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; frequency domain
Water Electrolyzer Interfaces			fc	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; frequency domain
Fluid Flow
	Multiphase Flow
	Bubbly Flow
	Laminar Bubbly Flow		bf	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Mixture Model
	Mixture Model, Laminar Flow		mm	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Euler–Euler Model
	Euler–Euler Model, Laminar Flow		ee	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Phase Transport Mixture Model
	Phase Transport, Mixture Model, Laminar Flow		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Phase Transport
	Phase Transport		phtr	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Phase Transport in Porous Media		phtr	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Phase Transport in Free and Porous Media Flow		phtr	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Porous Media and Subsurface Flow
	Brinkman Equations		br	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Darcy’s Law		dl	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Multiphase Flow in Porous Media		—	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Multiphase Free and Porous Media Flow		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Free and Porous Media Flow, Brinkman		fp	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Free and Porous Media Flow, Darcy		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Nonisothermal Flow
	Brinkman Equations		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent; stationary, one-way NITF; time dependent, one-way NITF
Heat Transfer
	Heat Transfer in Porous Media		ht	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent