A-2.1 Gas Diffusion Layer

Tuesday, 2 October 2018: 08:40-12:00
Star 1 (Sunrise Center)
Chairs:
Pierre Boillat and Sirivatch Shimpalee
08:40
(Invited) Thermal Gradients and Thermal Conductivity in PEM Fuel Cells, Compared to Li-ion Batteries and Super Capacitors
O. S. Burheim (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and B. G. Pollet (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
09:20
Numerical Study of Liquid Water Saturation inside Gas Diffusion Layer and Micro Porous Layer during PEMFC Operations Using Multiscale and Multiphase Modeling Approach
S. Shimpalee, P. Satjaritanun, J. W. Weidner (University of South Carolina), and S. Hirano (Ford Motor Company)
09:40
Study on PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer with Designed Wettability Pattern Tolerant to Flooding
S. Sakaida (Ibaraki University), Y. Tabe, T. Chikahisa (Hokkaido University), K. Tanaka, and M. Konno (Ibaraki University)
10:00
Characteristics of Water Droplet Release from Gas Diffusion Layers
F. N. Büchi (Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut), A. Mularczyk, A. Lamibrac, F. Marone (Paul Scherrer Institut), T. J. Schmidt (ETH Zürich, Paul Scherrer Institute), and J. Eller (Paul Scherrer Institut)
10:20
Intermission
10:40
Gas Diffusion Media with Optimized Water Transport
V. Manzi-Orezzoli (Paul Scherrer Institute), M. Siegwart (LEC, Paul Scherrer Institute), T. J. Schmidt (ETH Zürich), and P. Boillat (Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:40
Fundamental Understanding of Water Movement in Gas Diffusion Layer Under Different Arrangements Using Combination of Direct Modeling and Experimental Visualization
P. Satjaritanun, S. Shimpalee, J. W. Weidner (University of South Carolina), A. Shum, I. V. Zenyuk (Tufts University), A. Z. Weber (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and S. Hirano (Ford Motor Company)