期刊
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 255, 期 -, 页码 405-416出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.170
关键词
liquid/gas diffusion layers; electrolyzer cells; hydrogen production; interfacial contact resistance; catalyst layer; performance modeling; MATLAB/Simulink
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory [DE-FE0011585]
The novel titanium thin/tunable liquid/gas diffusion layers (TT-LGDLs) with precisely controllable pore morphologies have achieved superior multifunctional performance in proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cells (PEMECs) with its advantages of ultra-thin thickness (25 mm), planar surface, and straight-through pores. By taking advantage of the precise pore morphology of TT-LGDLs, a comprehensive computational model is developed in MATLAB/Simulink platform to simulate the CL current distribution, and PEMEC electrochemical performance. The interfacial contact resistances between the TT-LGDLs and catalyst layers (CLs), and PEMEC overpotentials are closely correlated to the TT-LGDL pore diameter and porosity. In addition, the roughness factor, which is a critical coefficient in simulating the activation overpotential in Butler-Volmer equation, is also modeled as a function of TT-LGDL morphologies. More importantly, a novel two-dimensional (2D) CL resistance model that consists of both in-plane and through-plane resistances is also developed to predict the current distribution on the CLs. The present model can precisely match the experimental results and effectively calculate the PEMEC performance with different TT-LGDL morphologies and operating temperatures. Results obtained from the present model will provide a deep understanding of the functions of TT-LGDL morphology, and also help to optimize the design and fabrication of both the TT-LGDLs and CLs. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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