MA Haipeng, ZHANG Huamin, HU Jun, et al. Effects of humidification temperature and gas velocity on liquid water distribution and removal in cathode channel of PEMFC[J]. CIESC Journal, 2007, (9): 2357-2362.
MA Haipeng, ZHANG Huamin, HU Jun, et al. Effects of humidification temperature and gas velocity on liquid water distribution and removal in cathode channel of PEMFC[J]. CIESC Journal, 2007, (9): 2357-2362.DOI:
A transparent PEM single cell with a single straight channel was used to investigate the liquid water transport in the cathode channel.The direct relationship between liquid water removal and pressure-drop between inlet and outlet of the channel was obtained.A diagnostic method was developed to evaluate liquid water accumulation and removal in the channel by combining visualization and pressure-drop measurement.With the increase in humidification temperature
the region of liquid water extended from the lower part of the channel towards the inlet.For a given flow channel
there was a specific velocity
at which the droplet critical diameter was comparable with the channel size and liquid water accumulation in the channel was the highest.Under the study conditions
the specific velocity was 2 m·s-1.To discharge the liquid water in time