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dc.contributor.authorWang, Yongxin
dc.contributor.authorAl Shakhshir, Saher
dc.contributor.authorLi, Xianguo
dc.contributor.authorChen, P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18 13:51:09 (GMT)
dc.date.available2018-05-18 13:51:09 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2014-09-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts069
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/13314
dc.description.abstractWater management is a critical issue in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), and it is normally achieved through the modification of surface wettability condition for the cell components. In this study, superhydrophobic surface-coating materials were developed and the gas flow channel surfaces were modified for superhydrophobic surface property with small sliding angles (SAs). The coated surface characteristics were measured, including static contact angle (CA), SA and CA hysteresis as well as surface geometrical properties. The flow characteristics through such surface-coated channels were measured, and comparison was made with hydrophilic channels and channels coated with poly(tetrafluoroethylene), a commonly used surface-coating agent in PEMFCs. It was found that the presently modified superhydrophobic flow channels yield the lowest resistance to the two-phase flow; and both the mechanical and thermal stabilities of the attained superhydrophobicity for the coated surfaces were also investigated. It was demonstrated experimentally that such coated flow channels result in improved PEMFC performance due to improved water management.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada through a Strategic Projects Grant Supplemental Competition (Grant No.: STPSC 357087–07) Auto21 Networks of Centres of Excellence is gratefully acknowledgeden
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectpolymer electrolyte membrane fuel cellen
dc.subjectwater managementen
dc.subjectgas flow channelen
dc.subjectsurface wettabilityen
dc.subjectsuperhydrophobicityen
dc.subjectsurface coatingen
dc.titleSuperhydrophobic flow channel surface and its impact on PEM fuel cell performanceen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWang, Y., Al Shakhshir, S., Li, X., & Chen, P. (2014). Superhydrophobic flow channel surface and its impact on PEM fuel cell performance. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 9(3), 225–236. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts069en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineeringen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen


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