Modelling and simulation are well-established tools for investigating the physical processes
inside a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The early literature paid great …

The cathode catalyst layer within a proton-exchange-membrane fuel cell is the most
complex and critical, yet least understood, layer within the cell. The exact method and …

PEM fuel cell assembly pressure is known to cause large strains in the gas diffusion layer
(GDL), which results in significant changes in its mechanical, electrical and thermal …

The effect of the compression ratio on the dynamic behavior of liquid water transport in a gas
diffusion layer (GDL) is studied both experimentally and numerically. We experimentally …

In this work, an analytical model of the microporous layer (MPL) and the catalyst layer (CL)
interface under compression is developed to investigate the effects of the MPL| CL interfacial …

Compression of the porous transport layers (PTLs) of Proton exchange membrane fuel cell
affects the porosity and the the fraction of the pores occupied by liquid water. Therefore, by …

Gas diffusion layers play a critical role in the operation of proton exchange membrane fuel
cells. As the most compressible component in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, the …

Thin metallic bipolar plate (BPP), due to mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, high
power density, and relatively low cost, is considered to be an alternative to graphite BPP in …

One of the factors that has hindered the commercialization of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane
Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) has been the high cost per kW from the high cost of platinum catalyst …

In this paper, numerical and analytical approaches are presented to evaluate the effect of
catalyst loading gradient in the catalyst layer (CL) of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) …