In-situ investigation of bubble dynamics and two-phase flow in proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells

Y Li, Z Kang, J Mo, G Yang, S Yu, DA Talley… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gas bubble dynamics and two-phase flow have a significant impact on the performance and
efficiency of proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells (PEMECs). It has been strongly …

Effects of membrane electrode assembly properties on two-phase transport and performance in proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells

B Han, J Mo, Z Kang, FY Zhang - Electrochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
A mathematical model is developed to simulate the two-phase transport behaviors and the
performance in a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cell (PEMEC). The parameter …

Performance modeling and current mapping of proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells with novel thin/tunable liquid/gas diffusion layers

Z Kang, J Mo, G Yang, Y Li, DA Talley, B Han… - Electrochimica …, 2017 - Elsevier
The novel titanium thin/tunable liquid/gas diffusion layers (TT-LGDLs) with precisely
controllable pore morphologies have achieved superior multifunctional performance in …

Metal foams as flow distributors in comparison with serpentine and parallel flow fields in proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells

S Toghyani, E Afshari, E Baniasadi - Electrochimica acta, 2018 - Elsevier
The arrangement of flow field in a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cell (PEMEC)
plays a significant role on distribution of reactants over the active area of electro-catalyst and …

Effects of interfacial contact under different operating conditions in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

Z Kang, T Schuler, Y Chen, M Wang, FY Zhang… - Electrochimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) cells have made significant
progress with regards to their performance, durability and cost reduction in the past few …

Thin film surface modifications of thin/tunable liquid/gas diffusion layers for high-efficiency proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells

Z Kang, J Mo, G Yang, Y Li, DA Talley, ST Retterer… - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cell (PEMEC) is one of the most promising
devices for high-efficiency and low-cost energy storage and ultrahigh purity hydrogen …

Three-dimensional numerical simulation of bubble dynamics and design optimization of microchannel in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers

W Wang, B Han, B Cao, J Mo - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis is considered as a promising and
sustainable solution for energy storage and hydrogen production. The dynamic behaviors of …

Temperature and performance inhomogeneities in PEM electrolysis stacks with industrial scale cells

T Krenz, O Weiland, P Trinke, L Helmers… - Journal of The …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work temperature inhomogeneities and their influence on PEMWE performance of
industrial-scale stacks are investigated. Three temperature differences are examined:(i) …

Microstructured membranes for improving transport resistances in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

MTY Paul, MS Saha, WL Qi, J Stumper… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been identified as one of the most
promising renewable energy system for use in automotive applications. However, due to the …

Micro/nano manufacturing of novel multifunctional layers for hydrogen production from water splitting

Z Kang, J Mo, G Yang, FY Zhang… - 2017 IEEE 12th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Liquid/gas diffusion layers (LGDLs) function as a medium to transport heat, electrons, and
reactants/products in/out of the PEMECs simultaneously with minimum losses of electrical …