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 …

Effects of assembly pressure on PEM fuel cell performance by taking into accounts electrical and thermal contact resistances

SA Atyabi, E Afshari, S Wongwises, WM Yan, A Hadjadj… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, a three-dimensional multiphase model of the polymer exchange membrane
(PEM) fuel cell is simulated to study the effect of assembly pressure on the contact …

Pore-scale modeling of gas diffusion layers: Effects of compression on transport properties

L Zhu, H Zhang, L ** load design of large proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack
CW Wu, W Zhang, X Han, YX Zhang, GJ Ma - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
Great progress has been made on the research of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) in the past 20 years, especially in the key materials and components such as …

Study of the mechanical behavior of paper-type GDL in PEMFC based on microstructure morphology

Z Zhang, P He, YJ Dai, PH **, WQ Tao - international journal of hydrogen …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the softest part in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), the gas diffusion layer
(GDL) could have a large deformation under assembly pressure imposed by bipolar plate …

Compressive stress and its impact on the gas diffusion layer: A review

Q Shi, C Feng, P Ming, F Tang, C Zhang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gas diffusion layer is subjected to several mechanical stresses during the manufacturing
and application processes of fuel cell. The deformation of gas diffusion layer under …