Liquid water visualization in PEM fuel cells: A review

被引:363
作者
Bazylak, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Microscale Energy Syst Transport Phenomena Lab, Dept Mech & Ind Engn, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
PEM fuel cell; Liquid water transport; Visualization; Flooding; Flow field; Gas diffusion layer; Gas diffusion medium; Porous transport layer; Review; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; NEUTRON IMAGING TECHNIQUE; TIME DISTRIBUTION METHOD; 2-PHASE FLOW PHENOMENA; GAS-DIFFUSION LAYERS; CAPILLARY-PRESSURE; H-1-NMR MICROSCOPY; SITU VISUALIZATION; PHASE-CHANGE; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.02.084
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Over the past few years, the importance of water management to the successful operation of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells has stimulated an extensive research focus on liquid water transport and its effect on performance and durability. Empirical methods employed to investigate water transport in the fuel cell have the potential to provide useful feedback for developing empirical correlations and validating numerical models for fuel cell research and development. In this paper, a literature review is provided for the experimental techniques that have been applied to visualize liquid water in operating hydrogen PEM fuel cells and flow fields. The main hypotheses that have been proposed to describe liquid water transport in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and current challenges will also be discussed. (C) 2009 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3845 / 3857
页数:13
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