Multiphase flow in PEM water electrolyzers: a mini-review

X Guan, J Bai, J Zhang, N Yang - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In comparison to alternative water electrolysis technologies, polymer electrolyte membrane
water electrolysis (PEMWE) has several advantages, such as high-voltage efficiency, pure …

[HTML][HTML] Progresses on two-phase modeling of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer

B Xu, T Ouyang, Y Wang, Y Yang, J Li, L Jiang, C Qin… - Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) water electrolyzer is considered promising
energy storing means for harnessing variable renewable energy sources to produce …

Experimental study of the effect of mechanical vibration and water velocity on bubble management in PEM electrolysis cell

D Zhu, L Xu, X Su, B Hu, T Jia, L Mi - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
The anode of a proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell (PEMEC) has a complex two-
phase flow. Excessive gas concentrations tend to build up on the catalyst layer (CL) surface …

Tailored porous transport layers for optimal oxygen transport in water electrolyzers: combined stochastic reconstruction and lattice Boltzmann method

J Liu, M Li, Y Yang, N Schlüter, D Mimic… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The porous transport layer (PTL) plays an integral role for the mass transport in polymer
electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. In this work, a stochastic reconstruction method …

Anode Engineering for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers

C Qiu, Z Xu, FY Chen, H Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sustainable hydrogen (H2) production via water electrolysis is one of the most critical
pathways to decarbonize the chemical industry. Among various electrolyzer technologies …

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 …

Coupled lattice Boltzmann method–discrete element method model for gas–liquid–solid interaction problems

L Fei, F Qin, G Wang, J Huang, B Wen… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In this paper, we propose a numerical model to simulate gas–liquid–solid interaction
problems, coupling the lattice Boltzmann method and discrete element method (LBM–DEM) …

Pore-scale simulation of oxygen transport in a proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell: Effect of the hydrophilia of porous transport layer and catalytic layer

Q Li, Y He, L Zhang, L Pan, H Liu, W Sun, Z Ma… - Journal of Power …, 2024 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) shows great potential in coupling
fluctuating renewable energy for hydrogen production. In PEMWE, the counter-current …

Numerical study of the effects of wettability and hierarchical porosity on oxygen transport within the porous transport layer of proton exchange membrane electrolyzers

R Lin, J Huo, X Cai, S Lan, Z Hao - Journal of Power Sources, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficiency of proton exchange membrane electrolyzer (PEMEC) is significantly impacted
by the porous transport layer (PTL). To improve the efficiency of PEMEC and reduce the cost …

Comprehensive Analysis of the Gradient Porous Transport Layer for the Proton-Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer

Y Liu, Q Diankai, Z Xu, P Yi, L Peng - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A reasonable porous transport layer (PTL) is crucial to decreasing the mass-transfer loss in
proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs). In this study, it was …