Materials, technological status, and fundamentals of PEM fuel cells–a review

Y Wang, DFR Diaz, KS Chen, Z Wang, XC Adroher - Materials today, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) fuel cells have the potential to reduce our
energy use, pollutant emissions, and dependence on fossil fuels. In the past decade …

Liquid water transport in gas flow channels of PEMFCs: A review on numerical simulations and visualization experiments

S Xu, P Liao, D Yang, Z Li, B Li, P Ming… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proper water management in gas flow channels of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) necessitates a comprehensive understanding of liquid water generation and …

Enhancement of mass transfer in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with blockage in the flow channel

J Shen, Z Tu, SH Chan - Applied thermal engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Flow field design is very important for performance enhancement of a proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The most common method for the evaluation of the improved …

Three-dimensional multi-phase simulation of PEMFC at high current density utilizing Eulerian-Eulerian model and two-fluid model

G Zhang, K Jiao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A 3D (three-dimensional) multi-phase model of PEMFC (proton exchange
membrane fuel cell) is developed, in which the Eulerian-Eulerian model is utilized to solve …

An analytical model for the transverse permeability of gas diffusion layer with electrical double layer effects in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

M Liang, Y Liu, B Xiao, S Yang, Z Wang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
An analytical model is presented for the transverse permeability of gas diffusion layer (GDL)
based on an ordered array of parallel charged circular cylinders at the steady state. The …

Large-scale multi-phase simulation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

G Zhang, X Xie, B Xie, Q Du, K Jiao - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
Limited by the computational efficiency and stability, traditional 3D (three-dimensional) CFD
(computational fluid dynamics) simulations of PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) …

[HTML][HTML] openFuelCell2: A new computational tool for fuel cells, electrolyzers, and other electrochemical devices and processes

S Zhang, S Hess, H Marschall, U Reimer… - Computer Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fuel cells/electrolyzers are efficient and clean electrochemical devices that convert chemical
energy directly into electricity and vice versa. They have attracted sustainable attention over …

Effect of wettability heterogeneity and compression on liquid water transport in gas diffusion layer coated with microporous layer of PEMFC

Y Ira, Y Bakhshan, J Khorshidimalahmadi - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study applied the pseudo-potential Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for investigating
liquid water transport in the microporous layer (MPL) and gas diffusion layer (GDL) of …

[HTML][HTML] Water cluster characteristics of fuel cell gas diffusion layers with artificial microporous layer crack dilation

D Niblett, V Niasar, S Holmes, A Mularczyk… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of discrete water clusters in polymer electrolyte fuel cell gas diffusion layers
(GDL) can lead to increased resistance for oxygen transport in the catalyst layer. This study …

Numerical analysis of bubble behavior in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer flow field with serpentine channel

DK Dang, B Zhou - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Green hydrogen, produced using renewable energy sources, represents a critical
component in the transition to sustainable energy systems due to its clean and versatile …