Effect of Porous Metal Flow Field in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell under Pressurized Condition
C.-Y. Ahn
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorM. S. Lim
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, 25913 Samcheok, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorW. Hwang
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorS. Kim
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJ. E. Park
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorI. Choi
Division of Energy Engineering, Kangwon National University, 25913 Samcheok, Republic of Korea
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Y.-H. Cho
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, 25913 Samcheok, Republic of Korea
Correspondence: Y.-H. Cho ([email protected]), Y.-E. Sung ([email protected]), Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Y.-E. Sung
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Correspondence: Y.-H. Cho ([email protected]), Y.-E. Sung ([email protected]), Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorC.-Y. Ahn
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorM. S. Lim
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, 25913 Samcheok, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorW. Hwang
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorS. Kim
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJ. E. Park
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorI. Choi
Division of Energy Engineering, Kangwon National University, 25913 Samcheok, Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Y.-H. Cho
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, 25913 Samcheok, Republic of Korea
Correspondence: Y.-H. Cho ([email protected]), Y.-E. Sung ([email protected]), Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Y.-E. Sung
Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
Correspondence: Y.-H. Cho ([email protected]), Y.-E. Sung ([email protected]), Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorAbstract
A flow field represents an interesting research area related to polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), as it is a component crucial for the distribution of gas-phase reactants. In this study, a metal foam was characterized and applied as a flow field in a PEMFC unit cell. In addition, the electrochemical performance of the metal foam was compared with that of the commonly used serpentine flow field. At a relative humidity (RH) of 100%, no significant difference in performance was observed between the metal foam and serpentine flow field. However, the performance of a single cell with the metal foam was superior to that of the common flow field under an RH of 20% under pressurized conditions. Furthermore, the factors affecting fuel cell performance by application of the flow field were discussed.
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