Discrete approach for flow field designs of parallel channel configurations in fuel cells

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy Vol. 37; no. 14; pp. 10881 - 10897
• Main Authors: Wang, Junye, Wang, Hualin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alternative fuels. Production and utilization; Applied sciences; Bipolar plate; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Flow distribution; Fuel cell stack; Fuels; Hydrogen; Manifold; Network; Pressure drop; Manifold; Bipolar plate; Pressure drop; Fuel cell stack; Flow distribution; Network; Water management; Hydrogen; Operating cost; Flow field; Modeling; Research and development; Reliability; Performance; Fuel cell

It is the major challenge to transform a laboratory scale production of fuel cells to an industrial scale one and to meet the requirements of throughput, operating life, low cost, reliability and high efficiency in R&D of fuel cells. Designs of uniform flow distribution are central to upscale fu...