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 …

Influence of geometric parameters of the flow fields on the performance of a PEM fuel cell. A review

AP Manso, FF Marzo, J Barranco, X Garikano… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The proton Exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance depends not only on many
factors including the operation conditions, transport phenomena inside the cell and kinetics …

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 …

Recent advances in heat and water management of forced-convection open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells

S Xing, C Zhao, J Zou, S Zaman, Y Yu, H Gong… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forced-convection open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells (FCOC-PEMFCs)
can directly use ambient air to supply oxygen and provide cooling without a complex air …

The effect of flow field design parameters on the performance of PEMFC: A review

ST Bunyan, HA Dhahad, DS Khudhur, T Yusaf - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell is essentially utilized to generate energy with zero
emission. There are many drawbacks in PEMFC, such as the mal-distribution of reactants …

Effects of flow field design on water management and reactant distribution in PEMFC: a review

BH Lim, EH Majlan, WRW Daud, T Husaini, MI Rosli - Ionics, 2016 - Springer
The performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack is affected by
many factors, including the operating conditions, flow field and manifold design, and …

3D investigation of the channel cross-section configuration effect on the power delivered by PEMFCs with straight channels

A Mohammedi, Y Sahli, HB Moussa - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, a three-dimensional (CFD) model is performed to investigate the effects
of the channel cross-section shape on power density, pressure drop and local transport …

Investigation of transport properties of gas diffusion layer of PEMFC with metallic bipolar plates based on mechanical compression

Z Xiong, K Meng, K Chen, W Chen, Q Deng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The clamping pressure applied to proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack
alters the parameters related to mass transfer including porosity, permeability, conductivity …

Numerical simulation of the PEM fuel cell performance enhancement by various blockage arrangement of the cathode serpentine gas flow channel outlets/inlets

A Hamrang, M Abdollahzadeh, MJ Kermani… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, performance enhancement of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells by
changing the outlet/inlet configuration of parallel-serpentine flow field is investigated. The …

Multi-objective optimization of operating conditions and channel structure for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Z Liu, X Zeng, Y Ge, J Shen, W Liu - International journal of heat and mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the operating condition (operating temperature, anode pressure, cathode
pressure and current density) and channel structure (heights of channel inlet and outlet) of a …