Understanding porous water-transport plates in polymer-electrolyte fuel cells

被引：59

作者：

Weber, Adam Z.

Darling, Robert M.

机构：

[1] Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] UTC Power, S Windsor, CT 06074 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES | 2007年 / 168卷 / 01期

关键词：

polymer-electrolyte fuel cell; model; water-transport plate; water management;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.02.078

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

In this article, numerical simulations are used to compare polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) with porous flow-field plates to cells with conventional solid plates. The model clarifies the role of the porous plates in humidifying dry reactant streams and managing liquid water. The influence of gas-diffusion-layer (GDL) and bipolar-plate properties and coolant vacuum on the behavior of the cell is investigated. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：191 / 199

页数：9