Review Article

A Comprehensive Review on Measurement and Correlation Development of Capillary Pressure for Two-Phase Modeling of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Table 1

Measurements and simulations of capillary pressure curves for various commercial GDL.

AuthorsTechniqueGDL seriesWorking fluidPressure range (MPa)

Gostick
et al. [40]
MSP, MIPSGL 10BA/10BB, Toray 090, E-Tek Cloth A, Lyflex 484C/352COctane10−5~10
Gostick
et al. [43]
Single measurement of a GCP sampleSGL 10BA, Toray 090Water−0.025~0.035
Gostick
et al. [51]
GCPSGL 10AA/10BA/10CA/10DA, Toray 060A/060C/090A/090C/090D/120A/120DWater−0.02~0.02
Gostick
et al. [50]
Single measurement of a GCP sampleSGL 10BA/10BBWater−0.001~0.02
Gostick
et al. [55]
X-ray CTToray 120A/120C/120DWater−0.015~0.015
Gostick [57]Single measurement of a GCP sample, pore network modelToray 120A/120C/060A/060C/060D, SGL 10BA/10BBWater0~0.015
Gostick et al. [56]Pore network modelToray 060Mercury0~0.3
Shrestha and Gostick [58]A modified GCP with a temperature controllerToray 120 with 0 and 10% PTFEWater−0.025~0.025
Kumbur
et al. [37]
MSPSGL 24BC/24CC/24DC, E-Tekelat 1200 WOctane and water0.01~10
Kumbur
et al. [38]
MSPSGL 24BC/24DC/10BBOctane and water0.01~10
Kumbur
et al. [39]
MSPSGL 24BC/24CC/24DC/10BBOctane and water0.01~10
Kumbur
et al. [36]
Artificial neural networkSGL 24BC/24CC/24DCNone0.01~10
Fairweather
et al. [42]
Volume-controlled methodToray TGP-090, unsintered Avcarb P75T, heat-treated Avcarb P75TMercury−0.02~0.02
Cheung
et al. [48]
Volume-controlled methodToray 090Mercury−0.02~0.02
Fairweather
et al. [52]
Volume-controlled methodToray 090 with 5%/10%/20%/40% Teflon Mercury−0.013~0.015
Nguyen
et al. [59]
Modified MSPSGL 10AA/10BAWater−0.0005~0.0003
Nguyen
et al. [44]
Modified MSPSGL 10CA, Toray 060Water−0.0002~0.0005
Acosta
et al. [41]
UnknownE-TekELAT-DSUnknown−2~0
Koido
et al. [45]
X-ray CT, pore network modelToray 060Water−0.01~0
Rensink
et al. [47]
Gravimetrical saturation measurement, VOFToray 060Water0~0.05
Sole and Ellis [60]Volume-controlled methodToray 090 with 0%/10%/20%/30% PTFEWater0~0.02
Gallagher
et al. [46]
Modified MSPMRC, Toray 060Water0~0.025
Harkness
et al. [49]
Volume-controlled methodToray 060Water−0.028~0.049
Hao and Cheng [53]Volume-controlled method, LBMToray 090 with 10%/30%PTFEWater−0.015~0.015