Investigation of optimization and evaluation criteria for flow field in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A critical review

Y Zhou, B Chen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The optimal design of the flow field is of great significance for the performance enhancement
and commercial application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The …

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

S **ng, 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 …

Influence of geometric parameters of the flow fields on the performance of a PEM fuel cell. A review

AP Manso, FF Marzo, J Barranco, X Garikano… - International journal of …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The proton Exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance depends not only on many
factors including the operation conditions, transport phenomena inside the cell and kinetics …

Performance studies of proton exchange membrane fuel cells with different flow field designs–review

M Marappan, K Palaniswamy, T Velumani… - The Chemical …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is majorly used for power
generation without producing any emission. In PEMFC, the water generated in the cathode …

Effects of flow field design on water management and reactant distribution in PEMFC: a review

BH Lim, EH Majlan, WRW Daud, T Husaini, MI Rosli - Ionics, 2016‏ - Springer
The performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack is affected by
many factors, including the operating conditions, flow field and manifold design, and …

Performance evaluation of cathode channels with different cross-sections for open-cathode polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack

S Thapa, V Ganesh, H Agarwal, AK Sahu - Journal of Power Sources, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study proposes six different cross-sectional cathode flow field designs such as square,
trapezoid, dome, boot, pentagon, and triangular constructing four cells open cathode …

The effect of flow field design parameters on the performance of PEMFC: A review

ST Bunyan, HA Dhahad, DS Khudhur, T Yusaf - Sustainability, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell is essentially utilized to generate energy with zero
emission. There are many drawbacks in PEMFC, such as the mal-distribution of reactants …

Optimal design of locally improved structure for enhancing mass transfer in PEMFC cathode flow field

Z Zhang, C Wang, C Chen, Z Zheng - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
At high current density, the mass transfer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC)
is significantly influenced by the flow field structure. In this paper, a bilateral track flow field …

3D investigation of the channel cross-section configuration effect on the power delivered by PEMFCs with straight channels

A Mohammedi, Y Sahli, HB Moussa - Fuel, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In the present study, a three-dimensional (CFD) model is performed to investigate the effects
of the channel cross-section shape on power density, pressure drop and local transport …

[HTML][HTML] Flow-field design of the bipolar plates in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell: Problem, progress, and perspective

Y Zhang, Z Tu - Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As a promising carbon-neutral technology, the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is gaining considerable attention over the past decades. Many problems in …