Numerical investigation of the performance and transport phenomena of a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell with a wavelike gas flow channel design

2009 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 1440-1448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Kun Kuo ◽  
Cai-Wan Chang-Jian ◽  
Cha'O-Kuang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Transport Phenomena ◽  
Flow Channel ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Channel Design ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Effect of Gas Diffusion Layer Surface Wettability Gradient on Water Behavior in a Serpentine Gas Flow Channel of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha Malhotra ◽  
Sumana Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Diffusion Layer ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Gas Diffusion Layer ◽  
Gas Diffusion ◽  
Flow Channel ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Surface Wettability ◽  
Exchange Membrane

Water removal and behavior, in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) gas flow channel has been investigated in this work. Single serpentine gas flow channel has been simulated. Hydrodynamics of water drops in a serpentine channel are studied as a function of nature of gas diffusion layer (GDL) surface wettability. In one case, the surface becomes gradually hydrophobic starting from 90 deg to 170 deg. In this second case, the value of contact angle reduces to 10 deg. A three-dimensional model has been developed by using cfd software. Two different drop of diameter 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm are simulated for all the cases. It is observed that, water coverage is always lesser for a gradual hydrophobic surface. Also at low air velocity and gradual hydrophobic GDL surface results in lesser pressure drop as well as water coverage.

scholarly journals Optimization of high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell flow channel based on genetic algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1374-1384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiming Huang ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Yao Yuan ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Flow Channel ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Exchange Membrane
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