A Review on Mass Transfer in Multiscale Porous Media in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Mechanism, Modeling, and Parameter Identification

Fan Yang, Xiaoming Xu (), Yuehua Li (), Dongfang Chen, Song Hu, Ziwen He and Yi Du
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Fan Yang: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Xiaoming Xu: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Yuehua Li: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Dongfang Chen: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Song Hu: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Ziwen He: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Yi Du: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 8, 1-24

Abstract: Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are a promising clean power source that can be used in a variety of applications such as automobiles, stationary power plants, and portable power devices. The application problem of PEM fuel cells is a multiscale application process involving porous media, consisting of a series of mass, momentum, and energy transfers through gas channels, current transfers through membrane electrode assemblies, and electrochemical reactions at three-phase boundaries. In this paper, the recent research progress of PEMFC in multiscale porous-media mass transfer processes is reviewed, the research progress of fuel cell parameter identification is reviewed, and the future development direction is summarized and analyzed. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of proton exchange membrane fuel cell mass transfer and parameter identification to reference researchers and engineers in the field of fuel cell systems.

Keywords: multiscale porous media; mass transfer; parameter identification; proton exchange membrane fuel cell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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