Gas diffusion layers for PEM fuel cells: Materials, properties and manufacturing–A review

G Athanasaki, A Jayakumar, AM Kannan - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The complexity in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack stems from the fact
that numerous physio-chemical processes as well as multi-functional components are …

Pore-scale modeling of gas diffusion layers: Effects of compression on transport properties

L Zhu, H Zhang, L Xiao, A Bazylak, X Gao… - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
A pore-scale simulation approach combining the pore-scale model (PSM) and lattice
Boltzmann method (LBM) is developed for a gas diffusion layer (GDL) of a proton exchange …

Microstructure reconstruction of the gas diffusion layer and analyses of the anisotropic transport properties

H Zhang, L Zhu, HB Harandi, K Duan, R Zeis… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gas diffusion layer (GDL) is a key component in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
and a comprehensive understanding of its transport properties is imperative for improving …

Transport properties evaluation of pore-scale GDLs for PEMFC using orthogonal design method

L Xiao, M Bian, Y Sun, J Yuan, X Wen - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Gas diffusion layer (GDL) is an essential component of proton exchange membrane fuel
cells, serving the functions of gas-water transport, thermal-electrical conduction and …

Predicting the Topological and Transport Properties in Porous Transport Layers for Water Electrolyzers

J Liu, F Kerner, N Schlüter… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The porous transport layer (PTL) in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers
governs the overall efficiency. Its structural, thermal, and electronic properties determine …

Pore-scale modeling of mass transport in the air-breathing cathode of membraneless microfluidic fuel cells

Y Fu, B Zhang, X Zhu, D Ye, PC Sui, N Djilali… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The air-breathing cathode of membraneless microfluidic fuel cells (MMFCs) is in direct
contact with flowing aqueous electrolyte rather than a solid polymer membrane, suggesting …

Pore scale study of ice melting and multiphase flow in gas diffusion layer with porosity gradient in PEMFC

Z Jiang, G Yang, Q Shen, S Li, J Liao, H Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
An enthalpy-based multi-component multiphase flow model is established by using the
lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), and the ice melting and liquid water flow behavior during …

Microstructure reconstruction using fiber tracking technique and pore-scale simulations of heterogeneous gas diffusion layer

L Xiao, Z Yin, M Bian, N Bevilacqua, R Zeis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two challenging tasks in pore-scale modeling of a gas diffusion layer (GDL) are realistic
microstructure reconstruction and stress-strain simulation to differentiate the heterogeneous …

Multiscale modeling of an angled gas diffusion layer for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Performance enhancing for aviation applications

L Zhu, S Wang, PC Sui, X Gao - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Green hydrogen powered polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) seem
promising for the main propulsion power of future aviation applications. This work …

Experimental validation of pore-scale models for gas diffusion layers

L Xiao, L Zhu, C Clökler, A Grünzweig, F Wilhelm… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pore-scale modeling developed over the past decades has become a powerful method to
evaluate the effective transport properties of porous electrodes. Experimental verification for …