Thermal management of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: A review of cooling methods, material properties, and durability

Q Chen, G Zhang, X Zhang, C Sun, K Jiao, Y Wang - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are a promising electrochemical energy
converter with an energy efficiency as high as 60%. Thermal management plays an …

A review of gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells—With a focus on characteristics, characterization techniques, materials and designs

A Ozden, S Shahgaldi, X Li, F Hamdullahpur - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are at the dawn of commercialization. Their
operation and design characteristics, hence their performance, are closely linked to the …

Energy and exergy analyze of PEM fuel cell: A case study of modeling and simulations

T Taner - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study presents the performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell in
terms of its pressure and voltage parameters. The aim of this study is to improve the …

The novel and innovative design with using H2 fuel of PEM fuel cell: Efficiency of thermodynamic analyze

T Taner - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The study indicates a comparison of PEM fuel cell systems (cathodic plate) with previous
experimental setup and a new nano-design manufacturing for the nano-micro scale fluids …

A critical review of cooling techniques in proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks

G Zhang, SG Kandlikar - international journal of hydrogen energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Effective cooling is critical for safe and efficient operation of proton exchange membrane fuel
cell (PEMFC) stacks with high power. The narrow range of operating temperature and the …

[HTML][HTML] Ex-situ characterisation of gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

A El-Kharouf, TJ Mason, DJL Brett, BG Pollet - Journal of Power sources, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents the first part of a complete ex-situ characterisation of a wide range of
commercial Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) used in low temperature and high temperature …

A review of functions, attributes, properties and measurements for the quality control of proton exchange membrane fuel cell components

XZ Yuan, C Nayoze-Coynel, N Shaigan, D Fisher… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quality control (QC) is an essential part of fuel cell technology industrialization, providing
means to reduce cost of components, enhancing the reliability of the final product, and …

Study on the characteristics of GDL with different PTFE content and its effect on the performance of PEMFC

T Chen, S Liu, J Zhang, M Tang - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
The content of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is the key factor to determine the
hydrophobicity and heat transfer characteristics of the gas diffusion layer (GDL), which …

Effective transport properties for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells–with a focus on the gas diffusion layer

N Zamel, X Li - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2013 - Elsevier
Multi-phase transport of reactant and product species, momentum, heat (energy), electron
and proton in the components of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells forms the …

Analysis of the role of the microporous layer in improving polymer electrolyte fuel cell performance

J Zhou, S Shukla, A Putz, M Secanell - Electrochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
A multi-dimensional, non-isothermal, two-phase numerical model is used to understand the
role of the microporous layer (MPL) in improving polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) …