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Numerical studies on the geometrical characterization of serpentine flow-field for efficient PEMFC
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In this article, three different channel heights and widths were compared with the base flow-field design of the serpentine channel whose width is 1 mm and 0.34 mm in height, each through a detailed numerical study of the distribution of temperature, pressure, water content, and local current density.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.The article was published on 2011-01-01. It has received 100 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pressure drop & Total pressure.read more
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Influence of geometric parameters of the flow fields on the performance of a PEM fuel cell. A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the most important results related to the influence of different geometric parameters of flow channels on the overall performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack.
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Experimental and numerical analysis of a three-dimensional flow field for PEMFCs
Wenkai Li,Qinglei Zhang,Chao Wang,Xiaohui Yan,Shuiyun Shen,Guofeng Xia,Fengjuan Zhu,Junliang Zhang +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a three-dimensional flow field (WSFF), patterned with waved serpentine flow channels, is designed and analyzed by combing the simulating method with experimental method.
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Three-dimensional multiphase model of proton exchange membrane fuel cell with honeycomb flow field at the cathode side
Seyed Ali Atyabi,Ebrahim Afshari +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a comprehensive 3D multiphase CFD model of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMEC) with a new flow field pattern at the cathode side.
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Optimization design of the cathode flow channel for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
TL;DR: In this article, two novel cathode channel designs (multi-plates structure channel and integrated structure channel) are proposed and investigated by a three-dimensional multiphase numerical model, and the numerical results indicate that the PEMFC with 30° angle, 05'mm width and 60'mm distance of air-guide plates exhibits the best performance.
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Stainless steel bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Materials, flow channel design and forming processes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive review of major findings of researches on base and coating materials, channel structure design and forming processes of stainless steel BPPs in recent years.
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Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Model
TL;DR: In this paper, an isothermal, one-dimensional, steady-state model for a complete polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) with a 117 Nation | membrane is presented, which predicts an increase in membrane resistance with increased current density and demonstrates the great advantage of a thinner membrane in alleviating this resistance problem.
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Fuel Cell Fundamentals
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of fuel cell technologies and their application in the field of energy-efficient vehicular networks, focusing on the performance of fuel cells in terms of energy efficiency and performance.
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PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and Practice
TL;DR: A comprehensive guide to PEM fuel cells can be found in this article, covering all aspects of PEM, from theory and fundamentals to practical applications, from design, electrochemistry, heat and mass transport.
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Review of computational heat and mass transfer modeling in polymer-electrolyte-membrane (PEM) fuel cells
TL;DR: Many computational fluid dynamics polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell models have been presented over the last few decades as mentioned in this paper, ranging from one-dimensional, single-component to complete threedimensional, large-scale setups, with an emphasis on heat and mass transfer.
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Numerical studies on rib & channel dimension of flow-field on PEMFC performance
Sirivatch Shimpalee,J.W. Van Zee +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors numerically investigated how serpentine flow fields with different channel/rib's cross section areas affect performance and species distributions for both automotive and stationary conditions, and the influence of flow direction to performance and its distribution was also reported.