Porous flow field for next-generation proton exchange membrane fuel cells: materials, characterization, design, and challenges

G Zhang, Z Qu, WQ Tao, X Wang, L Wu, S Wu… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Porous flow fields distribute fuel and oxygen for the electrochemical reactions of proton
exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells through their pore network instead of conventional …

Modeling, design, materials and fabrication of bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: A review

K **ong, W Wu, S Wang, L Zhang - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Bipolar plate is one of the most significant components of the proton exchange membrane
fuel cell, which serves as the function of reactant gases supply, reaction products removal …

Design and optimization of a novel composite bionic flow field structure using three-dimensional multiphase computational fluid dynamic method for proton exchange …

L **a, Z Yu, G Xu, S Ji, B Sun - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The flow field structure of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) plays a crucial role
in fluid flow, species transport, heat transfer and electrochemical reaction of PEMFC. In this …

[HTML][HTML] A review of physics-based and data-driven models for real-time control of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

J Zhao, X Li, C Shum, J McPhee - Energy and AI, 2021 - Elsevier
The real-time model-based control of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells
requires a computationally efficient and sufficiently accurate model to predict the transient …

Design and optimization of bio-inspired wave-like channel for a PEM fuel cell applying genetic algorithm

G Cai, Y Liang, Z Liu, W Liu - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Channel shape design has a significant effect on the performance of a proton exchange
membrane fuel cell. Inspired by the fins of cuttlefish, a bio-inspired wave-like structure is …

Numerical and experimental investigation of baffle plate arrangement on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

X Wang, Y Qin, S Wu, X Shangguan, J Zhang… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reactant distribution and water management are critically important to the performance of
proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The application of baffle plate is an effective …

A numerical study on the performance of PEMFC with wedge-shaped fins in the cathode channel

S Zhang, Z Qu, H Xu, FK Talkhoncheh, S Liu… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gas flow field design has a significant influence on the overall performance of a proton
exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). A single-channel PEMFC with wedge-shaped fins …

The effect of cathode channel blockages on the enhanced mass transfer and performance of PEMFC

Y Cai, D Wu, J Sun, B Chen - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The design of flow field has a great influence on the mass transfer and performance of
PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) and lots of research works focus on this area …

Enhancement effects of the obstacle arrangement and gradient height distribution in serpentine flow-field on the performances of a PEMFC

Y Wang, ZY Sun, L Yang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The structure of flow-filed in the cathode-side channel played an important role to the
performances of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) since it significantly …

Review of system integration and control of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

D Wu, C Peng, C Yin, H Tang - Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) as power systems have been widely
studied in various application fields because of advantages such as cleanness and high …