Multi-sub-inlets at cathode flow-field plate for current density homogenization and enhancement of PEM fuel cells in low relative humidity

Y Wang, H Xu, X Wang, Y Gao, X Su, Y Qin… - Energy conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-sub-inlets are proposed at the cathode flow-field plate (FFP) of a polymer electrolyte
membrane (PEM) fuel cell to improve the current density homogeneity and overall cell …

Review of flow field designs for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Y Wang, X Liao, G Liu, H Xu, C Guan, H Wang, H Li… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The performance of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) closely depends on
internal reactant diffusion and liquid water removal. As one of the key components of …

Optimal design of a cathode flow field with a new arrangement of baffle plates for a high clean power generation of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Y Wang, C Guan, P Zhang, T Zhu, S Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is a clean and promising energy device in the near
future; the present work proposes newly designed baffle plates that feature unequal height …

Flow field configuration design for a large-scale hydrogen polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Y Wang, C Guan, H Li, Y Zhao, C Wang, W He - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
To maximize the power performance of a 108 cm 2 hydrogen polymer electrolyte membrane
fuel cell (PEMFC), a newly modified parallel flow field configuration (MPFFC) is presented …

Optimal design of cathode gas diffusion layer with arrayed grooves for performance enhancement of a PEM fuel cell

Y Wang, P Zhang, Y Gao, W He, Y Zhao, X Wang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel cathode gas diffusion layer (GDL) with arrayed grooves is proposed to enhance the
performance of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The influence of various …

Liquid water discharge capability enhancement of hierarchical pore structure in metal foam flow field of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Lin, Y Sun, C Yang, W Zhang, Q Wang, Z Wan… - AIChE …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metal foam flow field shows great potential for next‐generation proton exchange membrane
(PEM) fuel cell of high power density due to its well‐connected pore structure, high thermal …

A novel flow field design method for HT-PEM fuel cells: a hybrid topology and surrogate model

H Lan, L Xing, X Song, L Yang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Suitable flow field designs significantly affect the performance of high temperature proton
exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells. Previous designs both in terms of shape and size …

Improvement of under‐the‐rib oxygen concentration and water removal in proton exchange membrane fuel cells through three‐dimensional metal printed novel flow …

G Chen, W Shi, J Xuan, Ž Penga, Q Xu, H Guo… - AIChE …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The porous electrode under the rib area suffers from lower local oxygen concentration and
more severe water flooding than that under the channel, which significantly affect the …

Fuel cell modeling and optimization

L Xing, X Song, PK Das - Fuel Cells for Transportation, 2023 - Elsevier
As a highly efficient and cost-saving approach, modeling is significantly important in the
development of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). With the rapid …