Title
Temperature-driven water transport through membrane electrode assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Abbreviated Journal Title
Electrochem. Solid State Lett.
Keywords
THERMAL MANAGEMENT; OSMOSIS; MODEL; Electrochemistry; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Abstract
A quantitative investigation has been carried out to examine the effect of through-plane temperature difference on water transport across the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The presence of a temperature difference across the cell was found to cause a significant amount of water to transport through the MEA in the direction towards the colder side; the water transport rate increased with temperature and temperature gradient. This study reveals the importance of thermo-osmosis in PEM fuel cells (PEMFCs) and the need to consider the through-plane temperature profile in water management design and operation in PEMFCs. (c) 2006 The Electrochemical Society.
Journal Title
Electrochemical and Solid State Letters
Volume
9
Issue/Number
9
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
A418
Last Page
A422
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1099-0062
Recommended Citation
"Temperature-driven water transport through membrane electrode assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cells" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6750.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6750
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