Title
Temperature-Driven Water Transport Through Membrane Electrode Assembly Of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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. © 2006 The Electrochemical Society.
Publication Date
8-3-2006
Publication Title
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
Volume
9
Issue
9
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2218306
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
33746507286 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33746507286
STARS Citation
Zaffou, Rachid; Yi, Jung S.; Kunz, H. Russell; and Fenton, James M., "Temperature-Driven Water Transport Through Membrane Electrode Assembly Of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells" (2006). Scopus Export 2000s. 8031.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/8031