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Effect of porosity gradient in cathode gas diffusion layer on electrochemical performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Guogang Yang
Hao Wang†
Fengmin Su
Shian Li
Guoling Zhang
uncai Sun
Qiuwan Shen
Ziheng Jiang
iadong Liao
Pengyu Chen
Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, July 2023, 40(7), 1598-1605(8), 10.1007/s11814-023-1383-5
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Abstract
Proton exchange nembrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are highly promising energy devices for future transportation and distributed power stations. The electrochemical performance of PEMFCs assembled with gas diffusion layer
(GDL) of different porosity gradient distributions has been analyzed using the lattice Boltzmann method. A singlephase multi-component lattice Boltzmann model employing the active approach was developed to investigate the reactive gas flow within the GDL. Two types of GDLs with the same porosity, namely multilayer porosity gradient GDLs
and linear porosity gradient GDLs, were generated to investigate the effect of the porosity gradient of the GDL on the
electrochemical performance of PEMFC. The results show that the two types of porosity gradient GDL improve oxygen starvation problems and enhance water management, and that the GDLs with smaller porosity gradients can
increase the mean current density. This paper develops the study of pore-scale analysis of PEMFC performance and
can provide guidance for the design of GDL structures.
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