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The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2014)
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Alhazmi, N., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2014). The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of power sources, 270, 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.07.082

The thermal conductivity of the components of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and GDL must be accurately estimated in order to better understand the heat transfer processes in the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. In this study, an exp... Read More about The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations (2014)
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Barge, L. M., Kee, T. P., Doloboff, I. J., Hampton, J. M., Ismail, M., Pourkashanian, M., Zeytounian, J., Baum, M. M., Moss, J. A., Lin, C. K., Kidd, R. D., & Kanik, I. (2014). The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations. Astrobiology, 14(3), 254-270. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2014.1140

In this paper, we discuss how prebiotic geo-electrochemical systems can be modeled as a fuel cell and how laboratory simulations of the origin of life in general can benefit from this systems-led approach. As a specific example, the components of wha... Read More about The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations.

Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells (2013)
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Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells. Applied energy, 111, 529-537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.007

A thermal two-dimensional model has been built for an air-breathing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell that has been reported in the literature. The objective of the study is to investigate the thermal situation over the cathode surface of the... Read More about Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells.

The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2013)
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Alhazmi, N., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of power sources, 241, 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.04.100

Understanding the thermal properties of the materials which are used in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM) is essential for the thermal management of a PEM fuel cell and consequently for improving its performance. In this paper, the parallel... Read More about The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

The contact resistance between gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates as they are assembled in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2012)
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Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). The contact resistance between gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates as they are assembled in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Renewable energy, 52, 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.025

The contact resistance between the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and the bipolar plate has been experimentally estimated as they are assembled in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. A number of coated and non-coated GDLs, graphite bipolar plates a... Read More about The contact resistance between gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates as they are assembled in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions (2012)
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Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions. International journal of energy research, 37(13), 1592-1599. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.2968

In this paper, the effects of microporous layer (MPL) addition and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) loading of gas diffusion layers (GDLs) on the overall performance of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell have been investigated. The focus was on fue... Read More about Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions.

Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells (2012)
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Alhazmi, N., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(1), 603-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.007

Gas diffusion layers (GDLs) are one of the main components in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. In this paper, the effect of anisotropic thermal conductivity of the GDL is numerically investigated under different operating temperatures. Furt... Read More about Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells.

Effects of anisotropic permeability and electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2012)
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Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2012). Effects of anisotropic permeability and electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Applied energy, 95, 50-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.003

A 3-dimensional model for an in-house proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell with serpentine channels has been developed in order to investigate the sensitivity of the fuel cell performance to the anisotropic gas permeability and electrical conduct... Read More about Effects of anisotropic permeability and electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

On the compressibility of gas diffusion layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2012)
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Ismail, M. S., Hassanpour, A., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2012). On the compressibility of gas diffusion layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Fuel Cells, 12(3), 391-397. https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.201100054

The mechanical behavior under compression for a number of gas diffusion layers (GDLs) and a sealing gasket used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) has been investigated. The results show that the stiffness of the carbon substrate increas... Read More about On the compressibility of gas diffusion layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2010)
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Ismail, M. S., Borman, D., Damjanovic, T., Ingham, D. B., & Pourkashanian, M. (2011). On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(16), 10392-10402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.012

The through-plane permeability has been experimentally measured for microporous layer (MPL)-coated gas diffusion layers (GDLs) as used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Provided that the carbon substrate is maintained unchanged, the re... Read More about On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.