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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 33, 期 10, 页码 2525-2529出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.02.077
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PEM fuel cell; cathode gas diffusion layer; porosity gradient; two-phase transport
Two-phase transport in the cathode gas diffusion layer (GDL) of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is studied with a porosity gradient in the GDL. The porosity gradient is formed by adding micro-porous layers (MPL) with different carbon loadings on the catalyst layer side and on the flow field side. The multiphase mixture model is employed and a direct numerical procedure is used to analyze the profiles of liquid water saturation and oxygen concentration across the GDL as well as the resulting activation and concentration losses. The results show that a gradient in porosity will benefit the removal rate of liquid water and also enhance the transport of oxygen through the cathode GDL. The present study provides a theoretical support for the suggestion that a GDL with porosity gradient will improve the cell performance. (c) 2008 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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