Water and Thermal Management of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 1st Edition

Water and Thermal Management of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells introduces the main research methods and latest advances in the water and thermal management of PEMFCs. The book introduces the transport mechanism of each component, including modeling methods at different scales, along with practical exercises. Topics include PEMFC fundamentals, working principles and transport mechanisms, characterization tests and diagnostic analysis, the simulation of multiphase transport and electrode kinetics, cell-scale modeling, stack-scale modeling, and system-scale modeling. This volume offers a practical handbook for researchers, students and engineers in the fields of proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are high-efficiency and low-emission electrochemical energy conversion devices. Inside the PEMFC complex, physical and chemical processes take place, such as electrochemical reaction, multiphase flow and heat transfer. This book explores these topics, and more.

• Introduces the transport mechanism for each component of PEMFCs
• Presents modeling methods at different scales, including component, cell, stack and system scales
• Provides exercises in PEMFC modeling, along with examples of necessary codes
• Covers the latest advances in PEMFCs in a convenient and structured manner
• Offers a solution to researchers, students and engineers working on proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Kui Jiao is a Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Engines at Tianjin University, China. He received his PhD in 2011 from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in the field of mechanical engineering. He has experience in a variety of research fields including fuel cell, thermoelectric generators and turbocharger compressors, and has a special interest in using AI technologies to solve problems in energy. He has published over 100 papers, and received a number of prestigious awards for his work. In addition he has led significant projects in industry and academia, and is Editor of Energy and AI. He serves as Vice President of the Fuel Cell Engine Division, for the Chinese Society of Internal Combustion Engines (CSICE), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Yun Wang received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanics and Engineering Science from Peking University in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering Pennsylvania State University. He joined the MAE (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) faculty at the University of California, Irvine in 2006. He has produced over 80 publications in PEM fuel cell, Li-air battery, and other energy systems, including a book on PEM Fuel Cell Water and Thermal Management Fundamentals in 2013 and Practical Handbook of Thermal Fluid Science (accepted). Dr. Wang served as Track chair/co-chair, session chair/co-chair, conference chair and committee member for many international conferences on fuel cell, thermal energy, and engineering. Dr. Wang received 2018 Reviewer of The Year from the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. Dr. Wang is currently Professor at the UC Irvine, ASME fellow, and RSC fellow.

Fuel Cell Research Scientist in Research and Technology Center Asia Pacific at Bosch (China) Investment Ltd. He received his Ph.D. degree on 2020 in the State Key Laboratory of Engines at Tianjin University, China. His supervisor is Prof. Kui Jiao. His research is mainly related to water/thermal management and bipolar plate optimization in polymer exchange membrane fuel cell. Besides, he has plenty of experiences on experiment, especially freeze start. He has published several SCI papers and written a book as a co-author