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Gas Diffusion Layer Comparison Chart - 2025
The latest GDL Comparison Chart from Fuel Cell Store. Making choosing your GDL as easy as possible. Read more
Introducing: Hydro-LAT GDLs with Hydrophilic MPL
Electrochemical technologies have been widely adopted for various commercial applications such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, electrochemical CO2 reduc... Read more
Membrane Comparison Chart - 2024
For PEM fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, a proton exchange membrane is sandwiched between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode. Read more
Gas Diffusion Layer Comparison Chart - 2023
Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) are one of the components in different types of fuel cells including, but not limited, to Proton Exchange Membrane and Dir... Read more
What is the Difference Between Carbon Paper and Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion Layers?
Carbon Paper Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) (e.g. Sigracet, Freudenberg, Toray, etc) tend to be thinner and more brittle than Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion ... Read more
Anion Exchange Membranes (AEMs)
Anion exchange membranes (AEMS) have been an active area of research for over a decade. AEMS can be used for fuel cells, redox flow batteries, electro... Read more
A One-Dimensional Heat, Mass and Charge Transfer Model for a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack
Abstract
A one-dimensional heat, mass and charge transfer model was developed for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack to predict the temperatures, ... Read more
A Review of Mathematical Modeling of Proton Exchange Membrane and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Introduction
There has been a lot of emphasis on the development of long-lasting, efficient and portable, power sources for further technology improv... Read more
Modeling the Catalyst Layers
The fuel cell electrode layer is made up of the catalyst and porous gas diffusion layer. When the fuel in the flow channels meets the electrode layer,... Read more
Fuel Cell Electrolyte Layer Modeling
The electrolyte layer is essential for a fuel cell to work properly. In PEM fuel cells (PEMFCs), the fuel travels to the catalyst layer and gets broke... Read more
Processing Alternative Fuels for Fuel Cells
Fuel cells are not limited to pure hydrogen gas as fuel. Each type of fuel cell stack has different fuel tolerances. The lower the operating temperatu... Read more
The Effect of Clamping Pressure on Fuel Cell Performance
There are many steps involved in the manufacturing of a fuel cell stack. One of these steps is the hot pressing of the polymer electrolyte membrane to... Read more
Mathematical Models
Mathematical models are a precise description of a problem, process, or technology in the form of mathematics. These models are built to learn more ab... Read more
Introduction to Fuel Cell Testing
Those who wish to learn more about fuel cells, and even to build their own, may also want to learn how to test those fuel cells. In this post, we will... Read more
Fuel Cell Heat Flow
Understanding the flow of heat in a fuel cell is important to design and build a fuel cell properly. The energy that flows into and out of each proces... Read more