Recent advances in heat and water management of forced-convection open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells

S Xing, C Zhao, J Zou, S Zaman, Y Yu, H Gong… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forced-convection open-cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cells (FCOC-PEMFCs)
can directly use ambient air to supply oxygen and provide cooling without a complex air …

Full-scale three-dimensional simulation of air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: Temperature spatial variation and comprehensive validation

G Zhang, Z Qu, Y Wang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents one of the first full-scale stack three-dimensional (3D) simulations for
proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell to investigate temperature distribution, cell/stack …

Development of a compact high-power density air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack with ultrathin steel bipolar plates

X Yu, X Luo, Z Tu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Air-cooled fuel cells used in portable stacks are required to reduce the size and weight while
ensuring a high-power output. In this study, the 0.1 mm stainless steel sheet was used to …

Performance enhancement of air-cooled PEMFC stack by employing tapered oblique fin channels: Experimental study of a full stack and numerical analysis of a …

KQ Zhu, Q Ding, BX Zhang, JH Xu, DD Li, YR Yang… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel cathode flow field plate with additional tapered oblique fin (OF)
channels is proposed for air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) to …

Overall and local effects of operating parameters on water management and performance of open-cathode PEM fuel cells

Y Yang, H Jia, Z Liu, N Bai, X Zhang, T Cao, J Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Water management in open-cathode PEM fuel cells is challenging due to direct supply of
ambient air. In this contribution, the water transport mechanisms and local water distributions …

Experimental and numerical study on thermal management of air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack with micro heat pipe arrays

M Yang, Z Quan, Y Zhao, L Wang, Z Liu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, micro-heat pipe arrays (MHPAs) are integrated into air-cooled proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) to enhance their load level and heat dissipation …

Characteristics of heat, power generation, and energy efficiency study on a novel air-cooled PEMFC stack based on micro heat pipe arrays

M Yang, Z Quan, L Wang, Z Liu, Q Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a novel kilowatt-scale air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell
stack utilizing micro heat pipe arrays (MHPA-PEMFC stack). This innovative stack design …

Design and experimental study of a novel vapor chamber for proton exchange membrane fuel cell cooling

J Zhao, J Han, C Zhou, X Cheng, Q Jian… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Proper thermal management is the key to the efficient and safe operation of proton
exchange membrane fuel cells. In this study, a novel vapor chamber was designed and …

Dynamic performance for a kW-grade air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

KQ Zhu, Q Ding, JH Xu, C Yang, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a kW-grade air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack
with a dead-end anode (DEA) operation is designed and manufactured. The gravity-assisted …

Thermal performance enhancement of air-cooled proton exchange membrane fuel cells by vapor chambers

J Zhao, Z Huang, B Jian, X Bai, Q Jian - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, five vapor chambers as heat spreaders are integrated into a 10-cell air-cooled
proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack to improve the thermal management of the stack …