University of Florida Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

 

Environmental Nanotechnology

 

 

Water Transport Through Diffusion Media in PEM Fuel Cell

Objective

This project mainly focuses on examining the transport behaviors of water through diffusion media in PEM fuel cell. Microscopic visualization methods are applied in this study to to improve current understanding of the transport behaviors of water in fuel cells.

Approaches

 

MicroscopeFuel Cell
MicroscopeDiffusion Media
MicroscopeFlow Cell
MicroscopeVisualization

 

Selected Videos

Selected Publications

  • Gao, B.; T. S. Steenhuis; Y. Zevi; J.-Y. Parlange; R. N. Carter; T. A. Trabold. 2009. Visualization of Unstable Water Flow in a Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layer. J. Power Sources, 190, 493–498, doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.135.