scholarly journals Analyzing and Modeling of Water Transport Phenomena in Open-Cathode Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5964
Author(s):  
Wei-Wei Yuan ◽  
Kai Ou ◽  
Seunghun Jung ◽  
Young-Bae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Water Transport ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Transport Phenomena ◽  
Catalyst Layer ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Gas Channel

Water management is one issue that must be surpassed to ensure high membrane proton conductivity and adequate reactant transport in the membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) simultaneously. A well-designed water management system is based on a comprehensive understanding of water transport in the inner part of the polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. In this work, the water transport phenomena in the MEA PEM fuel cell are analyzed by using a mathematical model. The transport of diluted species interface is used to model the transport of water in the ionomer phase in the catalytic layer and the membrane domains. The molecular flux of water is defined using Nernst–Planck equations, including migration and Fickian diffusion using parameters obtained experimentally for diffusivity and mobility based on water drag for a fully humidified membrane. The proposed model 1D model includes anode gas channel, cathode gas channel, anode gas diffusion layer (GDL), cathode GDL, anode catalyst layer, cathode catalyst layer, and proton exchange membrane. Water activity, ionomer conductivity, and output voltage are predicted by changing the humidity on the anode side of the fuel cell.

Effect of Operating Conditions on the Water Transport Phenomena at the Cathode of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Hern Seo ◽  
Chang Sik Lee
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Water Transport ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Water Droplet ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Transport Phenomena ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane

Water management is very important for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell because the fuel cell performance is decreased by flooding phenomena generated by liquid water in the cathode channels. In addition, the proton conductivity and water transport of membrane could become different by hydration contents of membrane. This study is observed water transport phenomena of cathode channels with a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell according to various operating conditions. In order to obtain the water images, the transparent fuel cell consists of polycarbonate window of the cathode end plate and gold coated stainless steel as the flow field and current collector of the cathode. To investigate the effects of operating conditions on the water transport, experiments were conducted under various operating conditions such as cell temperature, cathode flow rate and cathode backpressure. As operating time elapsed, it is observed that the water droplet formation, growth, coalescence and removal occurred in the cathode channel. It can be known that the high cathode flow rate prevents water flooding by removal of water in the cathode flow channel. Also, the quantity of water droplet was increased by the high cathode backpressure.

Applying the Generalized Stefan-Maxwell Equations to Ion and Water Transport in the Polymer Electrolyte of a PEM Fuel Cell

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Baschuk ◽  
Xianguo Li
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Water Transport ◽  
Maxwell Equations ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Energy Conversion Process ◽  
Binary Diffusion Coefficients

Ion and water transport phenomena in the polymer electrolyte plays a significant role in the energy conversion process of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. A mathematical model for ion and water transport in the polymer electrolyte is presented, based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the Generalized Stefan-Maxwell equations. The physical constants of the model, such as the binary diffusion coefficients of the Generalized Stefan-Maxwell equations, are obtained from published, experimental data for membrane water diffusion and conductivity. The electrolyte transport model is incorporated into a model of an entire PEM fuel cell; water transport in the electrolyte and gas phase are coupled and solved in a single domain.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional morphology of the interface between micro porous layer and catalyst layer in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (84) ◽  
pp. 80700-80705 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Zielke ◽  
S. Vierrath ◽  
R. Moroni ◽  
A. Mondon ◽  
R. Zengerle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Porous Layer ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Catalyst Layer ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane

FIB/SEM tomography and ALD infiltration are combined to analyse the interface between MPL and CL in a PEM fuel cell.

scholarly journals Modeling and Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic Assisted Electrolyzer-Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell For Running a Hospital in Remote Area in Kolkata, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamaljyoti Talukdar
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Photovoltaic Modules ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Sunshine Hours ◽  
In Series

The present work consists of the modeling and analysis of solar photovoltaic panels integrated with electrolyzer bank and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks for running different appliances of a hospital located in Kolkata for different climatic conditions. Electric power is generated by an array of solar photovoltaic modules. Excess energy after meeting the requirements of the hospital during peak sunshine hours is supplied to an electrolyzer bank to generate hydrogen gas, which is consumed by the PEM fuel cell stack to support the power requirement during the energy deficit hours. The study reveals that 875 solar photovoltaic modules in parallel each having 2 modules in series of Central Electronics Limited Make PM 150 with a 178.537 kW electrolyzer and 27 PEM fuel cell stacks, each of 382.372 W, can support the energy requirement of a 200 lights (100 W each), 4 pumps (2 kW each), 120 fans(65 W each) and 5 refrigerators (2 kW each)system operated for 16 hours, 2 hours,15 hours and 24 hours respectively. 123 solar photovoltaic modules in parallel each having 2 modules in series of Central Electronics Limited Make PM 150 is needed to run the gas compressor for storing hydrogen in the cylinder during sunshine hours.  Keywords: Central Electronics Limited, Electrolyzer, PEM, PM 150, Solar photovoltaic. Article History: Received Feb 5th 2017; Received in revised form June 2nd 2017; Accepted June 28th 2017; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Talukdar, K. (2017). Modeling and Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic Assisted Electrolyzer-Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell For Running a Hospital in Remote Area in Kolkata,India. International Journal of Renewable Energy Develeopment, 6(2), 181-191.https://dx.doi.org/10.14710/ijred.6.2.181-191

scholarly journals Nonisothermal two‐phase modeling of the effect of linear nonuniform catalyst layer on polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 3575-3587
Author(s):  
Seyedali Sabzpoushan ◽  
Hassan Jafari Mosleh ◽  
Soheil Kavian ◽  
Mohsen Saffari Pour ◽  
Omid Mohammadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Catalyst Layer ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane
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