A review of gas diffusion layer properties and water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cell system

PC Okonkwo, C Otor - International Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) can intensely lessen the emissions from
the energy sector through environmentally friendly attributes. This evaluation paper …

Research progress of proton exchange membrane fuel cells utilizing in high altitude environments

WJ Song, H Chen, H Guo, F Ye, JR Li - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unconventional working conditions bring more challenges to the operation of proton
exchange membrane fuel cells in high altitude environments. One is vibration caused by …

Janus gas diffusion layer for enhanced water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)

Q Wen, S Pan, Y Li, C Bai, M Shen, H Jin… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is one of the most promising energy
conversion devices. However, a PEMFC is hindered by the serious problem of water …

Recent progress of gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Two-phase flow and material properties

Q Chen, Z Niu, H Li, K Jiao, Y Wang - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a promising candidate as the next-
generation power sources for portable, transportation, and stationary applications. Gas …

Review on proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack assembly: Quality evaluation, assembly method, contact behavior and process design

D Qiu, L Peng, P Yi, W Lehnert, X Lai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are ideal power sources with great potential for
automobiles, backup power systems and stationary applications, owing to high efficiency …

Numerical study on oxygen transport pattern in porous transport layer of proton exchange membrane electrolysis cells

Q Li, C Bao, Z Jiang, X Zhang, T Ding, C Fang… - Etransportation, 2023 - Elsevier
A transient, two-dimensional and two-phase numerical model is established to study the
nature of oxygen transport in proton exchange membrane electrolysis cells (PEMEC) …

Investigations on heat and mass transfer in gas diffusion layers of PEMFC with a gas–liquid-solid coupled model

D Jiao, K Jiao, S Zhong, Q Du - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Improvement of heat and water management in gas diffusion layers (GDL) is a critical issue
to high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). In this study, we …

Structural design of microporous layer to mitigate carbon corrosion in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

L Chen, R Lin, M Lou, K Lu - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Unsteady-state operating conditions of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) will
cause local ultrahigh potential, resulting in carbon corrosion of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) …

Numerical investigations of vapor condensation and water transport in gas diffusion layers of PEMFC

D Jiao, K Jiao, Q Du - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
Water transport in vapor/liquid form in gas diffusion layers (GDL) of proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) are numerically investigated in this study. A stochastic method …

Experimental and simulation analysis of liquid capillary fingering process in the gas diffusion layer

L Zhang, S Liu, Z Wang, R Li - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
In a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), water movement through the gas
diffusion layer (GDL) is essential for water management. Using a combination of …