Theory and practice of flow field designs for fuel cell scaling-up: A critical review

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 157; pp. 640 - 663
• Main Author: Wang, Junye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2015
• Subjects: commercialization; Durability; electrochemistry; Flow distribution; Flow field design; Flow field theory; fuel cells; Reliability; theoretical models; Water management; Durability; Flow field theory; Water management; Flow field design; Reliability; Flow distribution

•Revisit in flow distribution theories in fuel cells.•Analysis of main issues and challenges in concepts and criteria of flow field designs.•Uneven flow distribution as a root cause of low durability and reliability after scaling-up.•Characteristic parameters for assessment of uneven flow distributi...