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 …

Review of characterization and modeling of polymer electrolyte fuel cell catalyst layer: The blessing and curse of ionomer

J Huang, Z Li, J Zhang - Frontiers in Energy, 2017 - Springer
Ionomer impregnation represents a milestone in the evolution of polymer electrolyte fuel cell
(PEFC) catalyst layers. Ionomer acts as the binder, facilitates proton transport, and thereby …

Model for investigation of oxygen transport limitation in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell

T Suzuki, K Kudo, Y Morimoto - Journal of Power Sources, 2013 - Elsevier
A model for oxygen transport in the catalyst layer of polymer electrolyte fuel cells was
developed. The model includes oxygen transport resistance for dissolution from the gas …

Three-dimensional model of a 50 cm2 high temperature PEM fuel cell. Study of the flow channel geometry influence

J Lobato, P Cañizares, MA Rodrigo, FJ Pinar… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work, a three-dimensional half-cell model for a 50 cm2 high temperature
polyelectrolyte membrane fuel cell (HTPEMFC) has been implemented in a Computational …

Strategies to optimize water management in anion exchange membrane fuel cells

B Zhang, Y Hua, Z Gao - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
The urgent need for green energy to curb environmental pollution and solve the energy
crisis calls for the rapid development of clean power supplies. Besides proton exchange …

Effects of agglomerate model parameters on transport characterization and performance of PEM fuel cells

S Li, J Yuan, G Xie, B Sundén - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional, non-isothermal and two-phase flow model for proton exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cells is developed. In the cathode catalyst layer, a spherical …

Energy analysis of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with an open-ended anode using agglomerate model: A CFD study

M Hosseini, HH Afrouzi, H Arasteh, D Toghraie - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a single two-dimensional cell and open-ended anode proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is numerically studied using agglomerate model. The working …

Adaptive estimation of PEMFC stack model parameters-An experimental verification

A Taieb, S Mukhopadhyay, A Al-Othman - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing popularity of using proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) stacks in
stationary, portable, and transportation applications is driving researchers to develop proper …

Numerical investigation of a novel compound flow-field for PEMFC performance improvement

Y Vazifeshenas, K Sedighi, M Shakeri - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2015 - Elsevier
To investigate the effectiveness of a novel compound flow field design concerned in PEM
fuel cell, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach is employed. A novel compound flow …

Numerical and experimental investigation on the reactant gas crossover in a PEM fuel cell

NT Truc, S Ito, K Fushinobu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gas crossover through the membrane is one of the key factors for membrane degradation
and performance loss of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The permeation of …