The Effect of Flow Field Design Parameters on the Performance of PEMFC: A Review

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell is essentially utilized to generate energy with zero emission. There are many drawbacks in PEMFC, such as the mal-distribution of reactants, water management between catalyst layer and GDL, mass transport issue reactants. Flow field design parameters can overcome these problems improve performance. Where flow an essential element cell, it designed provide required amount both hydrogen oxygen lowest possible pressure drop on anode cathode sides, respectively. In this paper, performance different parameters, conventional configuration, nature-inspired geometric well their modifications, reviewed detail. It has been demonstrated through current review paper that significantly affect overall behavior each parameter advantages disadvantages make fields suitable for specific applications.