Structure, property, and performance of catalyst layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

J Zhao, H Liu, X Li - Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2023 - Springer
Catalyst layer (CL) is the core component of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells,
which determines the performance, durability, and cost. However, difficulties remain for a …

Multi-phase models for water and thermal management of proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A review

G Zhang, K Jiao - Journal of Power Sources, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The 3D (three-dimensional) multi-phase CFD (computational fluid dynamics) model
is widely utilized in optimizing water and thermal management of PEM (proton exchange …

Water transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

K Jiao, X Li - Progress in energy and combustion Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has been recognized as a promising zero-
emission power source for portable, mobile and stationary applications. To simultaneously …

[HTML][HTML] A review of physics-based and data-driven models for real-time control of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

J Zhao, X Li, C Shum, J McPhee - Energy and AI, 2021 - Elsevier
The real-time model-based control of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells
requires a computationally efficient and sufficiently accurate model to predict the transient …

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 …

A 3D model of PEMFC considering detailed multiphase flow and anisotropic transport properties

G Zhang, L Fan, J Sun, K Jiao - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2017 - Elsevier
A comprehensive 3D (three-dimensional) multiphase model of PEMFC (proton exchange
membrane fuel cell) is developed, in which the gas and liquid two-phase flow in channel …

Characteristics of PEMFC operating at high current density with low external humidification

L Fan, G Zhang, K Jiao - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional multiphase numerical model for proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is developed to study the fuel cell performance and water transport properties with …

Gas diffusion layer degradation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Mechanisms, characterization techniques and modelling approaches

Y Pan, H Wang, NP Brandon - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been considered as a promising
power source for electric vehicles. However, the widespread use of PEMFCs requires a …

A review on water balance in the membrane electrode assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

W Dai, H Wang, XZ Yuan, JJ Martin, D Yang… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Water balance has been proven to be critical not only for the performance but also for the
durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). This paper reviews …

A lung-inspired approach to scalable and robust fuel cell design

P Trogadas, JIS Cho, TP Neville, J Marquis… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A lung-inspired approach is employed to overcome reactant homogeneity issues in polymer
electrolyte fuel cells. The fractal geometry of the lung is used as the model to design flow …