A 3D CFD model of novel flow channel designs based on the serpentine and the parallel design for performance enhancement of PEMFC

L Rostami, M Haghshenasfard, M Sadeghi, M Zhiani - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The flow field design is one of the crucial factors that directly affects on the proton exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cell performance. To increase mass transfer, water management, and …

Modeling proton exchange membrane fuel cells—a review

A Demuren, RL Edwards - 50 Years of CFD in Engineering Sciences: A …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (also called Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
Fuel Cell) PEMFC is an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy in the …

3D non-isothermal dynamic simulation of high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell in the start-up process

J Zhang, C Zhang, D Hao, M Ni, S Huang, D Liu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) with phosphoric acid
doped polybenzimidazole (PBI) electrolyte shows multiple advantages over conventional …

Examining Invasion‐Percolation Across the Cathode Layered Assembly in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells: Oxygen Resistance, Wettability and Cracks

PA García‐Salaberri - ChemElectroChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient evacuation of water generated by oxygen reduction reaction is necessary to
increase catalyst utilization in polymer electrolyte membrane Fuel Cells. However, analysis …

Analysis of the operating pressure and GDL geometrical configuration effect on PEM fuel cell performance

N Ahmadi, A Dadvand, S Rezazadeh… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell is numerically and experimentally
studied. In this work, the effect of increasing both the cathode and anode side operating …

[PDF][PDF] Introducing a new serpentine configuration of gas channels to enhance the performance and reduce the water flooding in the PEMFC

H Ashrafi, N Pourmahmoud, I Mirzaee… - Iran. J. Chem. Chem. Eng …, 2023 - ijcce.ac.ir
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells consume hydrogen and air and have high efficiency
and power density. The present study three-dimensionally investigates the performance of …

Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic analysis of the conventional PEM fuel cell and investigation of prominent gas diffusion layers effect

N Ahmadi, S Rezazadeh, I Mirzaee… - Journal of mechanical …, 2012 - Springer
A full three-dimensional, single phase computational fluid dynamics model of a proton
exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with both the gas distribution flow channels and the …

Optimization of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance by geometrical changes

N Ahmadi, S Rezazadeh, M Asgharikia… - 2017 - sid.ir
Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics in house-code of a Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) has been developed. The conservation equations are …

Novel architectures of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: efficiency enhancement and cost reduction

A Torkavannejad, H Sadeghifar… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Three novel architectures of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), called
circular, square and octagonal duct-shaped architectures, are introduced and analyzed …

3-D modeling of proton exchange fuel cell cathode with a novel random generation of gas diffusion porous layer

R Bahoosh, M Jafari, SS Bahrainian - Korean Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Springer
A 3D model for a section of cathode fuel cell comprised of a bipolar plate, a gas diffusion
layer (GDL) and a catalyst layer was simulated. The diameter of the carbon fiber GDL is …