Research Article
The Effects of the PEM Fuel Cell Performance with the Waved Flow Channels
Table 1
Geometric and physical parameters in PEMFC model.
| | Quantity | Value |
| | Gas channel depth | 0.5 mm | | Gas channel width | 1.0 mm | | Gas channel length | 50 mm | | Gas diffusion layer thickness | 0.25 mm | | Catalyst thickness | 0.025 mm | | Membrane thickness | 0.25 mm | | Porosity of gas diffusion layer | 0.4 | | Porosity of catalyst layer | 0.28 | | Permeability of gas diffusion layer | 1.76 × 10−11 m2 | | Permeability of catalyst layer | 1.76 × 10−11 m2 | | Permeability of membrane layer | 1.18 × 10−18 m2 | | Tortuosity of gas diffusion layer | 1.5 | | Tortuosity of catalyst layer | 1.5 | | Electronic conductivity of gas diffusion layer | 53 S/m | | Electronic conductivity of catalyst layer | 53 S/m | | Inlet temperature | 353 K | | Operation pressure | 1 atm | | Anode fuel | H2, H2O | | Cathode fuel | N2, O2 | | Relative humidity of the anode | 100% |
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