Effects of two-phase transport in the cathode gas diffusion layer on the performance of a PEMFC

MH Chang, F Chen, HS Teng - Journal of Power Sources, 2006 - Elsevier
This study investigates the characteristics of transport phenomena in the cathode gas
diffusion layer (GDL) of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and their influences …

Effects of porosity gradient in gas diffusion layers on performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

YX Huang, CH Cheng, XD Wang, JY Jang - Energy, 2010 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional, two-phase, non-isothermal model has been developed to explore the
interaction between heat and water transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells …

Liquid and oxygen transport in defective bilayer gas diffusion material of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

R Wu, X Zhu, Q Liao, R Chen, GM Cui - International journal of hydrogen …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper, pore network simulations are carried out to explore the effects of micro porous
layer (MPL) and its crack location on the liquid and oxygen transport in the gas diffusion …

Two polytetrafluoroethylene distribution effects on liquid water dynamic behavior in gas diffusion layer of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell with a pore-scale …

T Lai, Z Qu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The water management capacity of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) is a crucial factor in
improving the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells at high current …

Pore-scale parametric sensitivity analysis of liquid water transport in the gas diffusion layer of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

T Lai, Z Qu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Water management in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) is crucial for improving the performance
of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this study, a modified stochastic …

Lattice Boltzmann simulation of the structural degradation of a gas diffusion layer for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Y Wang, H Xu, W He, Y Zhao, X Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
The aging of a gas diffusion layer (GDL) significantly impacts water drainage and mass
diffusion within a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). This study employs a …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation of two-phase flow in gas diffusion layer and gas channel of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

D Yang, H Garg, M Andersson - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid water within the cathode Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) and Gas Channel (GC) of Proton
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) is strongly coupled to gas transport properties …

Effect of wettability heterogeneity and compression on liquid water transport in gas diffusion layer coated with microporous layer of PEMFC

Y Ira, Y Bakhshan, J Khorshidimalahmadi - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study applied the pseudo-potential Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for investigating
liquid water transport in the microporous layer (MPL) and gas diffusion layer (GDL) of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Cathode GDL Gradient Porosity Distribution along the Flow Channel Direction on Gas–Liquid Transport and Performance of PEMFC

R Zhu, Z Zhan, H Zhang, Q Du, X Chen, X Xiang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gas diffusion layer (GDL) is an important component of proton exchange membrane fuel
cells (PEMFCs), and its porosity distribution has considerable effects on the transport …

Modeling the interplay between water capillary transport and species diffusion in gas diffusion layers of proton exchange fuel cells using a hybrid computational fluid …

D Zapardiel, PA García-Salaberri - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Improved modeling of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and operation is essential
to optimize proton exchange fuel cells (PEFCs). In this work, a hybrid model, which includes …