Progress on open cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Performance, designs, challenges and future directions

JC Kurnia, BA Chaedir, AP Sasmito, T Shamim - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Fuel cell is considered as a promising candidate to replace internal combustion engine in
the future vehicles amid growing interest to lessen environment degradation due to fossil …

The potential of using nanofluids in PEM fuel cell cooling systems: A review

MR Islam, B Shabani, G Rosengarten… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper explores the potential and challenges of using nanofluids in cooling systems for
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) in automotive applications. PEMFCs …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance assessment of a low power proton exchange membrane fuel cell with various air-cooled channels

P Barnoon - International Journal of Thermofluids, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the important parts of the air-cooled fuel cell is the cathode, the design of which is of
great importance and should be such that the temperature and current density are as …

Novel convergent-divergent serpentine flow fields effect on PEM fuel cell performance

MZ Chowdhury, YE Akansu - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A new design of convergent and divergent flow fields are being developed in single
serpentine flow field pattern for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The channel …

Experimental study on temperature characteristics of an air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

L Luo, Q Jian, B Huang, Z Huang, J Zhao, S Cao - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to analyze the temperature characteristics of an air-cooled proton
exchange membrane fuel cell stack. The temperature information of the stack is obtained by …

Application of open pore cellular foam for air breathing PEM fuel cell

A Baroutaji, JG Carton, J Stokes, AG Olabi - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Open Pore Cellular Foam (OPCF) has received increased attention for use in
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells as a flow plate due to some advantages …

Temperature and humidity effect on aging of silicone rubbers as sealing materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cell applications

H Chang, Z Wan, X Chen, J Wan, L Luo… - Applied Thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Durability and reliability of seals around perimeter of each unit are critical to the lifetime of
proton exchange membrane fuel cells. In this study, we investigate the aging of silicone …

Performance degradation and recovery characteristics during gas purging in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with a dead-ended anode

B Chen, Z Tu, SH Chan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells operated in the dead-ended anode mode can
improve the utilization of hydrogen and simplify the fuel cell system. Gas purging was an …

Performance improvement of air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with a condensing-tower-like curved flow field

H Jin, S Zou, Q Wen, Y Li, F Ning, P Xu, S Pan… - Chinese Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are very promising portable
energy with many advantages. However, its power density is low and many additional …

Development of open-cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cells using printed circuit board flow-field plates: Flow geometry characterisation

OA Obeisun, Q Meyer, J Robinson, CW Gibbs… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Open-cathode air-breathing fuel cells have the advantage of reduced system complexity and
simplified operation, as oxygen is taken directly from ambient air without the need for …