A review of recent development: Transport and performance modeling of PEM fuel cells

HW Wu - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study reviews technical papers on transport and performance modeling of proton
exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells during the past few years. The PEM fuel cell is a …

Effects of an MPL on water and thermal management in a PEMFC

FS Nanadegani, EN Lay… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the effects of adding a microporous layer (MPL) as well as the impact of its
physical properties on polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) performance with serpentine …

Assessment of single-serpentine PEM fuel cell model developed by computational fluid dynamics

EE Kahveci, I Taymaz - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a three-dimensional, single-phase model has been established to investigate
the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with serpentine flow …

Enhanced water removal performance of a slope turn in the serpentine flow channel for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

H Liu, J Tan, L Cheng, W Yang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Aim to effectively improve the removal and transport of liquid water in the flow channel in a
proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), we designed a slope turn in the serpentine …

Mass transfer characteristics according to flow field and gas diffusion layer of a PEMFC metallic bipolar plate for stationary applications

D Park, S Ham, YJ Sohn, YY Choi, M Kim - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, to reduce the unit cost of fuel cells for large-capacity stationary applications,
metallic bipolar plates are attracting interests. Due to the different operating conditions such …

Influence of sloping baffle plates on the mass transport and performance of PEMFC

Y Yin, X Wang, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sloping baffle plates are installed numerically in the flow channel of proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) to promote the mass transport in the porous electrode and the …

On electric resistance effects of non-homogeneous GDL deformation in a PEM fuel cell

J Wang, J Yuan, B Sundén - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The electric resistance is very important for the performance of a proton exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cell. However, the performance analysis is more complex as the cell …

[PDF][PDF] Introducing a new serpentine configuration of gas channels to enhance the performance and reduce the water flooding in the PEMFC

H Ashrafi, N Pourmahmoud, I Mirzaee… - Iran. J. Chem. Chem. Eng …, 2023 - ijcce.ac.ir
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells consume hydrogen and air and have high efficiency
and power density. The present study three-dimensionally investigates the performance of …

Modelling and optimization of reactant gas transport in a PEM fuel cell with a transverse pin fin insert in channel flow

SO Obayopo, T Bello-Ochende, JP Meyer - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
A proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell has many distinctive features which make it
an attractive alternative clean energy source. Some of those features are low start-up, high …

Comparing through-plane diffusibility correlations in PEFC gas diffusion layers using the lattice Boltzmann method

M Espinoza-Andaluz, M Andersson… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the key elements in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) is the gas diffusion layer
(GDL). The GDL offers mechanical support to the cell and provides the medium for diffusing …