Title
Effects Of Temperature Difference On Water Management In Pemfcs
Abstract
A quantitative investigation has been carried out to examine the effect of through-plane temperature gradients on water transport across the membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The presence of a temperature gradient 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. copyright The Electrochemical Society.
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Publication Title
ECS Transactions
Volume
1
Issue
6
Number of Pages
429-438
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2214514
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
33845236886 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33845236886
STARS Citation
Zaffou, Rachid; Yi, Jung S.; Kunz, H. Russ; and Fenton, James M., "Effects Of Temperature Difference On Water Management In Pemfcs" (2006). Scopus Export 2000s. 12849.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/12849