Investigation of optimization and evaluation criteria for flow field in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A critical review

Y Zhou, B Chen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The optimal design of the flow field is of great significance for the performance enhancement
and commercial application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The …

Modeling, design, materials and fabrication of bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A review

K Xiong, W Wu, S Wang, L Zhang - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Bipolar plate is one of the most significant components of the proton exchange membrane
fuel cell, which serves as the function of reactant gases supply, reaction products removal …

Review on current research of materials, fabrication and application for bipolar plate in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Song, C Zhang, CY Ling, M Han, RY Yong… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bipolar plate (BP) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells provides conducting paths
for electrons between cells, distributes and blocks the reactant gases, removes waste heat …

A review of proton exchange membrane fuel cell water management: Membrane electrode assembly

Q Liu, F Lan, J Chen, C Zeng, J Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
This review concentrated on proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) water
management, which introduces the latest research contents and progresses on membrane …

Numerical investigation of tapered flow field configurations for enhanced polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance

Y Wang, X Wang, Y Fan, W He, J Guan, X Wang - Applied energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A tapered flow field configuration (FFC) is proposed to improve the oxygen transport, water
removal and performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. By performing a three …

A review of proton exchange membrane fuel cell's bipolar plate design and fabrication process

Q Liu, F Lan, C Zeng, J Chen, J Wang - Journal of power sources, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to realize the fuel cell (FC) operation with higher power density, researchers have
made various attempts to it. The innovative design of bipolar plate (BPP) can contribute …

Design and optimization of bio-inspired wave-like channel for a PEM fuel cell applying genetic algorithm

G Cai, Y Liang, Z Liu, W Liu - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Channel shape design has a significant effect on the performance of a proton exchange
membrane fuel cell. Inspired by the fins of cuttlefish, a bio-inspired wave-like structure is …

A novel opposite sinusoidal wave flow channel for performance enhancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Zhou, B Chen, W Chen, Q Deng, J Shen, Z Tu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The optimized design of the flow field structure helps to enhance the mass transfer and
water removal capacity of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). A novel …

Numerical and experimental investigation of baffle plate arrangement on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

X Wang, Y Qin, S Wu, X Shangguan, J Zhang… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reactant distribution and water management are critically important to the performance of
proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The application of baffle plate is an effective …

Performance studies of proton exchange membrane fuel cells with different flow field designs–review

M Marappan, K Palaniswamy, T Velumani… - The Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is majorly used for power
generation without producing any emission. In PEMFC, the water generated in the cathode …