Influence of Flow Designs on Thermal and Electrical Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Mok, Qing Yu (2026) Influence of Flow Designs on Thermal and Electrical Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells. Final Year Project (Diploma), Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology.

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Abstract

This study evaluates how three flow-field geometries—straight, parallel, and serpentine—combined with co-, counter-, and cross-flow configurations influence the thermal and electrical performance of a 7 cm × 7 cm single-cell PEMFC modeled and simulated in ANSYS Fluent. The model uses literature-based properties for Nafion, Pt/C, carbon paper GDL, and graphite plates, with operating conditions fixed at 80 °C (353.15 K) and specified inlet mass flow rates (H₂ anode: 3e-7