Citation: Hanqing Jin, Siyi Zou, Qinglin Wen, Yali Li, Fandi Ning, Pengpeng Xu, Saifei Pan, Xiaochun Zhou. Performance improvement of air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with a condensing-tower-like curved flow field[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(4): 107441. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.039 shu

Performance improvement of air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with a condensing-tower-like curved flow field

Hanqing Jin ^{a, b} ,
Siyi Zou ^{a, b} ,
Qinglin Wen ^{b, c} ,
Yali Li ^{b, c} ,
Fandi Ning ^b ,
Pengpeng Xu ^{b, d} ,
Saifei Pan ^{b, c} ,
Xiaochun Zhou ^{a, b, e, *,}

a.
Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
b.
Division of Advanced Nanomaterials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China
c.
School of Nano Technology and Nano Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
d.
College of sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
e.
Key Lab of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China

xczhou2013@sinano.ac.cn

Received Date: 3 March 2022
Revised Date: 14 April 2022
Accepted Date: 18 April 2022
Available Online: 20 April 2022

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Air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are very promising portable energy with many advantages. However, its power density is low and many additional supporting parts affect its specific power. In this paper, we aim to improve the air diffusion and fuel cell performance by employing a novel condensing-tower-like curved flow field rather than an additional fan, making the fuel cell more compact and has less internal power consumption. Polarization curve test and galvanostatic discharge test are carried out and proved that curved flow field can strengthen the air diffusion into the PEMFC and improve its performance. With appropriate curved flow field, the fuel cell peak power can be 55.2% higher than that of planar flow field in our study. A four-layer stack with curved cathode flow field is fabricated and has a peak power of 2.35 W (120 W/kg).
- Curved flow field,
- 3D print,
- Air-breathing PEMFC,
- Air convection,
- Condensing tower
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