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Imaging of desaturation of the frozen gas diffusion layers by synchrotron X-ray radiography

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 46, 期 34, 页码 17897-17908

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.197

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PEM fuel cell; Gas diffusion layer; X-ray radiography; Cold-start; Desaturation; Heterogeneity

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  1. University of Saskatchewan
  2. Montana State University
  3. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
  4. Canada Foundation for Innovation
  5. Government of Saskatchewan
  6. Western Economic Diversification Canada
  7. National Research Council Canada
  8. Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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This study visualized the thawing and desaturation process of GDL using synchrotron X-ray CT images, and quantified the desaturation rates, saturation profiles and effects of different conditions. The results showed heterogeneous desaturation behavior on overall and localized GDL regions under different experimental conditions.
The visualization of the thawing and desaturation process on an initially saturated, frozen gas diffusion layer (GDL) with a serpentine gas flow channel was performed based on synchrotron X-ray computed tomography images. High speed CT scanning during the experiments allowed the dynamic desaturation process to be quantified under the cold start with air purging condition. The saturation profiles and the desaturation rates were studied over the entire GDL domain, through-plane, and in selected regions of interest for localized behavior. Sigracet 35AA and 35BA GDLs were selected for the experiments to study the effects of GDL hydrophobicity. Along with the real-time saturation profiles, the average desaturation rates for the entire GDL domain over the whole purging process were 0.000186 mL cm(-2) s(-1), 0.000470 mL cm(-2) s(-1), 0.000516 mL cm(-2) s(-1) and 0.000901 mL cm(-2) s(-1) with the superficial gas velocity of the purging air at 2.88 m/s, 4.26 m/s, 5.98 m/s and 9.02 m/s, respectively. In addition, the dynamic saturation contours and 3-D GDL geometry models were constructed to show the liquid water movement through a GDL. Although the GDL desaturation curves for each experiment share similar trends, the results show that different conditions including air flow rate, GDL geometric location, initial water saturation, and GDL boundary condition could cause heterogeneous desaturation behavior on both overall and localized GDL regions. These data provide valuable information for future modeling studies that involve the thawing process in the GDL, and could be used to optimize the cell design and develop cold-start protocols. (C) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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