Challenges and opportunities for characterisation of high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: a review

A Zucconi, J Hack, R Stocker, TAM Suter… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
High-temperature (120–200° C) polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFCs) are
promising energy conversion devices that offer multiple advantages over the established …

Characterization techniques for gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells–A review

A Arvay, E Yli-Rantala, CH Liu, XH Peng, P Koski… - Journal of Power …, 2012 - Elsevier
The gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is one of
the functional components that provide a support structure for gas and water transport. The …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of temperature uncertainty on polymer electrolyte fuel cell performance

M Noorkami, JB Robinson, Q Meyer… - international journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The temperature of operation is a key parameter in determining the performance and
durability of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC). Controlling temperature and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of PEM fuel cell porous media compression on in-plane transport phenomena

M Mortazavi, AD Santamaria, V Chauhan… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
Liquid-gas two-phase flow in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of proton exchange membrane
fuel cells is investigated using an ex-situ experimental setup. The mass transport …

3D phase-differentiated GDL microstructure generation with binder and PTFE distributions

MM Daino, SG Kandlikar - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2012 - Elsevier
In this work, a new framework and model for the digital generation and characterization of
the microstructure of gas diffusion layer (GDL) materials with localized binder and …

Isolation of transport mechanisms in PEFCs using high resolution neutron imaging

JM LaManna, S Chakraborty, JJ Gagliardo… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Liquid water saturation profiles were determined using high resolution neutron radiography
for commercially available fuel cell materials and hardware. Temperature, pressure, and …

Simultaneous direct visualisation of liquid water in the cathode and anode serpentine flow channels of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells

RM Aslam, DB Ingham, MS Ismail, KJ Hughes… - Journal of the Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Water flooding is detrimental to the performance of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) and therefore it has to be addressed. To better understand how liquid water affects …

Water slug formation and motion in gas flow channels: the effects of geometry, surface wettability, and gravity

MJ Cheah, IG Kevrekidis, JB Benziger - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
Water emerging from∼ 100 μm pores into millimeter-size gas flow channels forms drops that
grow and become slugs which span the flow channel. Flowing gas causes the slugs to …

Thermal imaging of electrochemical power systems: a review

JB Robinson, PR Shearing, DJL Brett - Journal of Imaging, 2016 - mdpi.com
The performance and durability of electrochemical power systems are determined by a
complex interdependency of many complex and interrelated factors, temperature and heat …

Evaluation of performance enhancement by condensing the anode moisture in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

S Zhang, B Chen, P Shu, M Luo, C Xie, S Quan… - Applied Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water management is an important issue for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Back-
diffusion of water from cathode to anode often occurs due to the differences in concentration …