The conception of in-plate adverse-flow flow field for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Development of Bi-polar plate design of PEM fuel cell using CFD techniques

“…These open pore cellular foams provide better gas distribution throughout the fuel cell and also there is pressure drop between the inlet and outlet [28,29]. Using carbon foams as the gas flow field has also been investigated [30]. Other researchers also reported in their findings that flow field(s) with metal foam has impact on the performance of the PEM fuel cell [31].…”

Numerical modelling and CFD simulation of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell flow channel using an open pore cellular foam material

“…Carbon foam has been utilised as the gas flow field was first proposed by Marice et al [26]. Other researchers, like Tsai et al/ [27], also confirmed that flow plate material made of metal foam contributed significantly to the efficiency of the fuel cell.…”

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells using new cathode field designs of multi‐inlet shunt intake design

“…In general, increasing inlet pressure can effectively enhance the drainage effect of flow field concurrently increasing pressure difference between inlet and outlet in other words the additional energy consumption during operation, thus the combination of different standard comprehensive considerations is required in the superiority evaluation of a flow field. Early simulation researches of fuel cells have focused on simplifying models and studying the impact of specific local characteristics on performance 7‐10 . In recent years, numerical methods of PEMFC flow field have been widely used due to their advantages such as low cost, internal visualization of physical field and flexible design 11‐16 …”

“…Zhang et al 9 developed a single‐layer local PEMFC isothermal three‐dimensional model with CDF‐CAE, which contained adjacent flow channels and ribs, indicating that the flow field with in‐plate counter‐flow characteristics could increase the current density and the uniformity of material distribution, and the migration effect could also enhance the cross‐rib transport of water. Higier et al 17 established a two‐dimensional local serpentine PEMFC model of single‐phase, and obtained the difference of current density between subcostal and runner under different voltages by shielding the reaction areas under channel and rib respectively.…”