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Al2O3–H2O nanofluids for cooling PEM fuel cells: A critical assessment (2022)
Journal Article
Zeiny, A., Al-Baghdadi, M. A., Arear, W. F., & Ismail, M. S. (2022). Al2O3–H2O nanofluids for cooling PEM fuel cells: A critical assessment. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(91), 38823-38836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.09.040

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are promising eco-friendly and sustainable power generation technology. Thermal management of these cells is one of the main challenges facing their commercialization. Alumina nanofluids, in addition to o... Read More about Al2O3–H2O nanofluids for cooling PEM fuel cells: A critical assessment.

Efficient X-ray CT-based numerical computations of structural and mass transport properties of nickel foam-based GDLs for PEFCs (2022)
Journal Article
Ercelik, M., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Efficient X-ray CT-based numerical computations of structural and mass transport properties of nickel foam-based GDLs for PEFCs. Energy, 262, Article 125531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125531

Nickel foams are excellent candidate materials for gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) and this is due to their superior structural and transport properties. A highly computationally-efficient framework has been dev... Read More about Efficient X-ray CT-based numerical computations of structural and mass transport properties of nickel foam-based GDLs for PEFCs.

The effects of GDL anisotropic transport properties on the PEFC performance (2022)
Journal Article
Okereke, I. C., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). The effects of GDL anisotropic transport properties on the PEFC performance. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 33(2), 648-672. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-05-2022-0284

Purpose: This paper aims to numerically investigate the impact of gas diffusion layer (GDL) anisotropic transport properties on the overall and local performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). Design/methodology/approach: A three-dimensio... Read More about The effects of GDL anisotropic transport properties on the PEFC performance.

Dynamic models for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A comparative study (2022)
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Calili-Cankir, F., Ismail, M. S., Berber, M. R., Alrowaili, Z. A., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., …Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Dynamic models for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A comparative study. Renewable energy, 195, 1001-1014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.06.092

Two dynamic models have been built for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) in order to comparatively investigate the impacts of some key parameters on the transient response to load alterations and the steady-state p... Read More about Dynamic models for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A comparative study.

Alternative architectures and materials for PEMFC gas diffusion layers: A review and outlook (2022)
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Lee, F. C., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., Lyth, S. M., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Alternative architectures and materials for PEMFC gas diffusion layers: A review and outlook. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 166, Article 112640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112640

This paper reviews some of these new innovations in both the macroporous substrate and the microporous layer (MPL). A diverse range of macroporous substrates and designs is shown, encompassing various carbon-based and metal-based materials and innova... Read More about Alternative architectures and materials for PEMFC gas diffusion layers: A review and outlook.

Intermediate Temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 Membrane Electrolytes: An Experimental and Numerical Study (2022)
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Fernihough, O., Ismail, M. S., & El‐kharouf, A. (2022). Intermediate Temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 Membrane Electrolytes: An Experimental and Numerical Study. Membranes, 12(4), Article 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12040430

This paper evaluates the performance of Nafion 211 at elevated temperatures up to 120 °C using an experimentally validated model. Increasing the fuel cell operating temperature could have many key benefits at the cell and system levels. However, curr... Read More about Intermediate Temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 Membrane Electrolytes: An Experimental and Numerical Study.

Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study (2022)
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Calili-Cankir, F., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study. Energy, 250, Article 123827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123827

Two mathematical models have been built for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells to explore the reasons affecting the cell performance. A parametric study has been conducted to (i) investigate how each type of fuel cells resp... Read More about Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study.