Performance studies of proton exchange membrane fuel cells with different flow field designs – review
dc.contributor.author | Marappan, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Palaniswamy, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Velumani, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Chul, KB | |
dc.contributor.author | Velayutham, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Shivakumar, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Sundaram, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-18T13:40:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-02-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is majorly used for power generation without producing any emission. In PEMFC, the water generated in the cathode heavily affects the performance of fuel cell which needs better water management. The flow channel designs, dimensions, shape and size of the rib/channel, effective area of the flow channel and material properties are considered for better water management and performance enhancement of the PEMFC in addition to the inlet reactant’s mass flow rate, flow directions, relative humidity, pressure and temperature. With the purpose of increasing the output energy of the fuel cell, many flow field designs are being developed continuously. In this paper, the performance of various conventional, modified, hybrid and new flow field designs of the PEMFC is studied in detail. Further the effects of channel tapering, channel bending, landing to channels width ratios, channel cross-sections and insertion of baffles/blockages/pin-fins/inserts are reviewed. The power density of the flow field designs, the physical parameters like active area, dimensions of channel/rib, number of channels; and the operating parameters like temperature and pressure are also tabulated. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 5 February 2021 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/tcr.202000138 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | NE/P002536/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/124416 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley / Chemical Society of Japan | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2021 The Authors. Published by The Chemical Society of Japan & Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
dc.subject | channel design | en_GB |
dc.subject | flow field | en_GB |
dc.subject | fuel cells | en_GB |
dc.subject | PEMFC | en_GB |
dc.subject | water management | en_GB |
dc.title | Performance studies of proton exchange membrane fuel cells with different flow field designs – review | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-18T13:40:52Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1527-8999 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Wiley via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | The Chemical Record | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-01-13 | |
exeter.funder | ::Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-01-13 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-01-18T11:46:32Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-02-09T14:47:43Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
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