Gas diffusion layer for proton exchange membrane fuel cells—A review

L Cindrella, AM Kannan, JF Lin, K Saminathan… - Journal of Power …, 2009 - Elsevier
Gas diffusion layer (GDL) is one of the critical components acting both as the functional as
well as the support structure for membrane–electrode assembly in the proton exchange …

Enhancement of PEM fuel cell performance by flow channel indentation

A Ghanbarian, MJ Kermani - Energy Conversion and management, 2016 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional, steady, single-phase flow of oxygen, nitrogen and water vapor mixture
in the cathode of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell was numerically studied here …

A parametric study of cathode catalyst layer structural parameters on the performance of a PEM fuel cell

N Khajeh-Hosseini-Dalasm, MJ Kermani… - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper is a computational study of the cathode catalyst layer (CL) of a proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and how changes in its structural parameters affect …

Effect of flow field with converging and diverging channels on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

N Zehtabiyan-Rezaie, A Arefian, MJ Kermani… - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel bipolar flow field design is proposed. This new design consists of
placed sequentially converging and diverging channels. Numerical simulation of cathode …

Two-phase flow and droplet behavior in microchannels of PEM fuel cell

A Bozorgnezhad, M Shams, H Kanani… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Water emerges in microchannels of proton exchange membrane fuel cells forming different
two-phase flow patterns. In the current study, the two-phase flow in cathode side of a single …

The experimental study of water management in the cathode channel of single-serpentine transparent proton exchange membrane fuel cell by direct visualization

A Bozorgnezhad, M Shams, H Kanani… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The water existence is essential to preserve membrane of PEMFC well-hydrated but
accumulation of excessive water in channel leads to flooding and performance loss. In …

Analysis of PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) fuel cell cathode two-dimensional modeling

M Abdollahzadeh, JC Pascoa, AA Ranjbar, Q Esmaili - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The performance of PEMFC (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells) with different
configuration of gas feeding channels is investigated. Multi-component mixture model is …

Impact of liquid-water accumulation and drainage cycles on fuel-cell performance and stability

A Kosakian, F Wei, J Zhou, S Jung, J Sharman… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A transient, two-phase, 2D model of a proton-exchange-membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) is developed and used to study liquid-water dynamics. Porous structure of the cell …

Analysis of the effects of the gas diffusion layer properties on the effectiveness of baffled flow channels in improving proton exchange membrane fuel cells …

B Amani, A Zanj - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blocking cathode flow channels is employed to improve the performance of a proton
exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Since diffusion resistance toward the catalyst layer …

Numerical study of anode side CO contamination effects on PEM fuel cell performance; and mitigation methods

AM Bilondi, M Abdollahzadeh, MJ Kermani… - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present work, a two-dimensional, transient, isothermal, two-phase, multicomponent
transport model was considered for the anode-side electrode of a PEMFC. The governing …