Investigating Liquid Water Transport in Different Pore Structure of Gas Diffusion Layers for PEMFC Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Sepe, M.; Satjaritanun, P.; Hirano, S.; Zenyuk, I. V.; Tippayawong, N.; Shimpalee, S.

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ab9d13

Investigating Liquid Water Transport in Different Pore Structure of Gas Diffusion Layers for PEMFC Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Journal Article · Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab9d13· OSTI ID:1634858

Sepe, M.; Satjaritanun, P.; Hirano, S.; ; Tippayawong, N.;

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) require a gas diffusion layer (GDL) to aid in the transport of liquid fuel to the catalyst layer. In this work, direct modeling using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) was applied to X-ray CT scans of four different carbon gas diffusion layers to understand the mass transport properties through the samples. Three injection orientations were used to study local saturation levels, water evolution through the sample, and mass transport behavior at breakthrough conditions. The LBM, combined with computational fluid dynamic modeling techniques, can accurately predict liquid saturation at the macro and micro scale, which provides more insight into the mass transport phenomena through the GDL. The change of pore structure and orientation in both the in-plane and through-plane determines the path that liquid water must take, which could aid or impact PEMFC performance. The outcomes from this work will also benefit any research that needs knowledge of internal mass transport qualities of gas diffusion media.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1634858

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 167; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: The Electrochemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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