Performance loss of proton exchange membrane fuel cell due to hydrophobicity loss in gas diffusion layer: Analysis by multiscale approach combining pore network and performance modelling

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1628-1641

  Pauchet, Joël ^a   Prat, M ^b,c   Schott, P ^a   Kuttanikkad, S Pulloor ^d  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c IMFT   (France)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Gas diffusion layer; Multiscale coupling; PEM fuel cell; Pore network model; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DARCY EQUATIONS; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GLOBAL PERFORMANCE; HYDROPHILIC PORES; HYDROPHOBIC TREATMENT; LOCAL PROPERTY; MULTI-SCALE APPROACHES; MULTISCALE COUPLING; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; PEM FUEL CELL; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PERFORMANCE LOSS; PERFORMANCE MODELLING; PORE NETWORKS; PORE-NETWORK MODELS; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; SUB-NETWORK;

ASSOCIATED GAS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GASES; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLVENTS;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855690731     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.127     Document Type: Article

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