Liquid water transport in gas flow channels of PEMFCs: A review on numerical simulations and visualization experiments

S Xu, P Liao, D Yang, Z Li, B Li, P Ming… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proper water management in gas flow channels of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) necessitates a comprehensive understanding of liquid water generation and …

A review on applications of optical visualization technologies for water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

C Lu, C Li, Z Liu, Y Li, H Zhou, H Zheng - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Effective water management is crucial for performing proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
The liquid water can be directly observed using an Optically visualized proton exchange …

Water droplet detachment characteristics on surfaces of gas diffusion layers in PEMFCs

M Li, Y Li, Y Qin, Y Yin, J Zhang, Z Che - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water management is one of the key issues affecting the performance and stability of proton
exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Water detachment on the gas diffusion layer …

Ex-situ experimental study on dynamic behaviors and detachment characteristics of liquid water in a transparent channel of PEMFC

Y Yin, Y Li, Y Qin, M Li, G Liu, J Zhang, J Zhao - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A transparent model cell for direct ex-situ visualization of the dynamic characteristics of the
growth, deformation and detachment of liquid water in the flow channel of the proton …

Flooding and dehydration diagnosis in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack using an experimental adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system

A Khanafari, A Alasty, MJ Kermani, S Asghari - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today the need for fault diagnosis in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is
felt more than ever to increase the useful life and durability of the cell. The present study …

Investigating the effect of operating temperature on dynamic behavior of droplets for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

V Hirpara, V Patel, Y Zhang, R Anderson, N Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work depicts advanced understanding of dynamic behavior of droplets in
serpentine channels for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells using a synchrotron …

Numerical investigation of liquid water transport dynamics in novel hybrid sinusoidal flow channel designs for PEMFC

IS Anyanwu, Y Hou, W Chen, F Pan, Q Du, J Xuan… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study numerically investigates liquid water dynamics in a novel hybrid sinusoidal flow
channel of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The two-phase flow is …

A Water Monitoring System for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Based on Ultrasonic Lamb Waves: An Ex-Situ Proof of Concept

Z Dou, B Fang, L Tropf, H Hoster… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Up to date, the efficiencies of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are limited by
the water flooding issue. Water monitoring systems, which are a crucial step to overcoming …

Experimental study on liquid flow and heat transfer in rough microchannels

X Zhang, T Zhao, S Wu, F Yao - Advances in Condensed …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although roughness is negligible for laminar flow through tubes in classic fluid mechanics,
the surface roughness may play an important role in microscale fluid flow due to the large …

Boiling synchronization in two parallel minichannels—image analysis

G Rafałko, I Zaborowska, H Grzybowski, R Mosdorf - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the boiling synchronization of two-phase flow patterns in two parallel
minichannels of 1 mm in diameter with connected compressible volumes was analyzed. The …