Design and investigation of novel gradient flow fields for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

L Cai, C Liang, C Zhang, Y Wang, T Peng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ensuring sufficient gas supply and high distribution uniformity are crucial issues in the flow
field design to improve the performance and durability of proton exchange membrane fuel …

Numerical investigation on designs and performances of multi-dimensional forced convection flow field design of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

P Lin, D Yang, Y Zhao, H Wang, G Yang, S Li, J Sun - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The geometric modification of the flow field is validated as an effective measure for
improving proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance and reactant mass …

Three-dimensional simulation of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with non-integrated metal foam as flow distributor

A Ghofrani, N Baharlou-Houreh - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), the presence of metal foam in the flow
channels improves the polarity diagram and increases the cell generated power, but this …

Effects of three-dimensional type flow fields on mass transfer and performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

F Sun, D Su, P Li, F Lin, G Miu, Q Wan, Y Yin - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing state-of-the-art bipolar plate structures, to optimize fluid distribution, is essential
to achieve better cell performance. In this paper, a three-dimensional model of PEMFC is …

The impact of baffle and taper channel tilt angle on the output performance of proton‐exchange membrane fuel cells

T Cheng, Q Liu, G Jiang, Q Zhao, D Mu - Fuel Cells, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The performance and durability of proton‐exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are
constrained by fuel delivery and water management. Based on parallel and serpentine flow …

Impact of Separator Thickness on Relationship between Temperature Distribution and Mass & Current Density Distribution in Single Cell of HT-PEFC

A Nishimura, D Mishima, S Ito, T Konbu, E Hu - 2023 - preprints.org
For the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC), the separator thickness plays an important role
to determine the weight, the volume and the costs of the PEFC. In addition, thermal …