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 …

A review study on proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrochemical performance focusing on anode and cathode catalyst layer modelling at macroscopic level

S Tzelepis, KA Kavadias, GE Marnellos… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fuel cells are promising energy conversion devices exhibiting high electrical efficiencies
and zero emissions when green hydrogen is employed as a fuel feedstock, with applications …

Effects of various operating conditions and optimal ionomer-gradient distribution on temperature-driven water transport in cathode catalyst layer of PEMFC

Y Xu, G Chang, R Fan, T Cai - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Temperature distribution affects water transport by phase-change-induced (PCI) flow in the
cathode catalyst layer, where water generates and heat releases. To elucidate the role of …

Multi-objective optimization of graded catalyst layer to improve performance and current density uniformity of a PEMFC

R Fan, G Chang, Y Xu, J Xu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The optimal use of compositions (platinum and ionomer) in cathode catalyst layers (CCLs) is
essential to enhance the performance and improve the current density uniformity of proton …

A novel opposite sinusoidal wave flow channel for performance enhancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Zhou, B Chen, W Chen, Q Deng, J Shen, Z Tu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The optimized design of the flow field structure helps to enhance the mass transfer and
water removal capacity of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). A novel …

The mass transfer characteristics and energy improvement with various partially blocked flow channels in a PEM fuel cell

P Dong, G Xie, M Ni - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to improve the mass transfer and the energy performance of a Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), five different kind of block shapes in the flow channel are …

Hydrothermal performance of twisted elliptical tube equipped with twisted tape insert

R Mashayekhi, AH Eisapour, M Eisapour… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Twisted elliptical tube heat exchangers are promising in terms of improving the heat transfer
efficiency on the tube side, decreasing the pressure drop on the shell side, and reducing the …

Investigating temperature-driven water transport in cathode gas diffusion media of PEMFC with a non-isothermal, two-phase model

Y Xu, R Fan, G Chang, S Xu, T Cai - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Temperature distribution affects water transport in the porous medium layer of proton
exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) by phase-change-induced (PCI) flow. Thus, it is …

Heat transfer enhancement in a counter-flow sinusoidal parallel-plate heat exchanger partially filled with porous media using metal foam in the channels' divergent …

H Arasteh, R Mashayekhi, M Ghaneifar… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Springer
This is a numerical study of heat transfer and flow in a counter-flow sinusoidal parallel-plate
heat exchanger using metal foam in the channels' divergent sections. The cold water fluid …

Experimental investigation and optimization of proton exchange membrane fuel cell using different flow fields

IS Anyanwu, X Xie, Z Liu, K Jiao - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Flow field validates itself as one of the critical components having a significant impact on the
performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). This study experimentally …