Liquid water transport in gas flow channels of PEMFCs: A review on numerical simulations and visualization experiments

S Xu, P Liao, D Yang, Z Li, B Li, P Ming… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proper water management in gas flow channels of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) necessitates a comprehensive understanding of liquid water generation and …

A review on gas purge of proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Mechanisms, experimental approaches, numerical approaches, and optimization

S Xu, B Yin, Z Li, F Dong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The purging process has implications for the commercial application of proton exchange
membrane fuel cells. Transport phenomena are essential to understand purging process …

Enhancement of mass transfer in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with blockage in the flow channel

J Shen, Z Tu, SH Chan - Applied thermal engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Flow field design is very important for performance enhancement of a proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The most common method for the evaluation of the improved …

[HTML][HTML] Two-phase flow dynamics in a gas diffusion layer-gas channel-microporous layer system

D Niblett, A Mularczyk, V Niasar, J Eller… - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
We have shown in our former study [1] that ordered microstructures can improve the effective
electrical conductivity and permeability in the gas diffusion layer (GDL). However, the effect …

[HTML][HTML] openFuelCell2: A new computational tool for fuel cells, electrolyzers, and other electrochemical devices and processes

S Zhang, S Hess, H Marschall, U Reimer… - Computer Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fuel cells/electrolyzers are efficient and clean electrochemical devices that convert chemical
energy directly into electricity and vice versa. They have attracted sustainable attention over …

Droplet flow characteristics on experimentally measured gas diffusion layer surfaces of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Y Wang, H Wang, C Wang, W He, Y Zhao… - Journal of Power …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding water droplet flow characteristics on realistic gas diffusion layer (GDL)
surfaces is crucial for designing high-performance fuel cells. In this paper, droplet flow …

[HTML][HTML] Water cluster characteristics of fuel cell gas diffusion layers with artificial microporous layer crack dilation

D Niblett, V Niasar, S Holmes, A Mularczyk… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation of discrete water clusters in polymer electrolyte fuel cell gas diffusion layers
(GDL) can lead to increased resistance for oxygen transport in the catalyst layer. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulation of two-phase flow in gas diffusion layer and gas channel of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

D Yang, H Garg, M Andersson - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid water within the cathode Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) and Gas Channel (GC) of Proton
Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) is strongly coupled to gas transport properties …

Detachment dynamics of sessile droplets triggered by interaction forces between oil and wall in a microchannel

L He, F Zhao, X Shang, R Lou, P Sun, B Song, H Cui… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding the detachment dynamics of droplets adhered to reservoir walls holds
significant importance for the residual oil displacement process in high water-cut oilfields …

Numerical investigation of water droplet impact on PEM fuel cell flow channel surface

Y Qin, Q Guo, R Chen, Y Zhuang, Y Wang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is a clean energy conversion device. Water
management is one of the critical issues limiting the PEM fuel cell performance and service …