Profile

Research interests:

1. New energy vehicle engine：

a.     Fuel cell membrane electrode materials and devices

b.     PEMFC performance test and life prediction

2. Transport phenomenon modeling and simulation：

c.      Coupled gas-water-heat-electricity-force Multiphysics simulation

d.     Multi-scale Meso-Macro Model

Education

2016.9-2021.11        Wuhan University of Technology                  PHD

                                 Vehicle Engineering          Supervisor：Pang-Chieh Sui

2019.9-2021.9          University of California, Merced                   Visiting Scholar

                                 Mechanical Engineering    Supervisor：Po-Ya Abel Chuang

2012.9-2016.6          Yangtze University                                          BS

                                 Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience

1.     H. Zhang*, L. Zhu, M. Sarker, L. Wang, Z. Zhan. Pore-Scale Simulations Investigating Mechanical Compression Effects on Transport Properties at Gas Diffusion Layer/Micro-porous Layer Interfaces in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Journal of Power Sources (2025).

2.     H. Zhang*, H. Chang, K. Duan, M. Sarker, D. Kui, Z. Zhan. Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Liquid Water Transport Properties in Gas Diffusion Layers Using an Orthogonal Design Method. International Journal of Green Energy (2025).

3.     H. Zhang, H. Hu, X. Shao, Z. Zhan, B. Chen, A comparative numerical investigation of effect of mechanical compression on the transport properties of gas diffusion layer fabricated by wet and dry laid methods, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 234 (2024) 126064.

4.     H. Zhang, H. Hu, M. Sarker, X. Shao, Z. Zhan, P.-C. Sui, P.-Y.A. Chuang. Numerical investigation of effect of mechanical compression on the transport properties of fuel cell microporous layer using a pore-scale model. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 62 (2024) 591-600.

5.     H. Zhang, M. Sarker, M.A. Rahman, Z. Zhan, P.-C. Sui, P.-Y.A. Chuang. Numerical investigation and experimental validation of water condensation in the    gas diffusion layer with different properties. Journal of Cleaner Production, 402 (2023) 136792.

6.     H. Zhang, X. Shao, Z. Zhan, M. Sarker, P.-C. Sui, P.-Y.A. Chuang, M. Pan, Pore-Scale Modeling of Microporous Layer for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: Effective Transport Properties. Membranes, 13 (2023) 219.

7.     H. Zhang, L. Zhu, H.B. Harandi, K. Duan, R. Zeis, P.-C. Sui, et al. Microstructure reconstruction of the gas diffusion layer and analyses of the anisotropic transport properties. Energy Conversion and Management. 241 (2021) 114293.

8.     H. Zhang, M.A. Rahman, F. Mojica, P.C. Sui, P.Y.A. Chuang. A comprehensive two-phase proton exchange membrane fuel cell model coupled with anisotropic properties and mechanical deformation of the gas diffusion layer. Electrochimica Acta. 382 (2021) 138273.

9.     H. Zhang, L. Xiao, P.-Y.A. Chuang, N. Djilali, P.-C. Sui. Coupled stress–strain and transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cell with metallic bipolar plates. Applied Energy. 251 (2019) 113316.

10.  H. Song, X. Shao, H. Zhang*, P. Jiang, X. Wen, Z. Zhan*. Effects of Nafion content in the catalyst layer of PEMFC on the transport phenomenon among nanoscale particles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 67 (2024) 282-93.

11.  Z. Zhan, H. Song, X. Yang, P. Jiang, R. Chen, H.B. Harandi, H. Zhang*, M. Pan, Microstructure Reconstruction and Multiphysics Dynamic Distribution Simulation of the Catalyst Layer in PEMFC, Membranes, 12 (2022) 1001.

12.  P. Jiang, Z. Zhan*, D. Zhang, C. Wang, H. Zhang*, M. Pan, Two-Dimensional Simulation of the Freezing Characteristics in PEMFCs during Cold Start Considering Ice Crystallization Kinetics, Polymers (Basel), 14 (2022).

13.  R. Zhu, Z. Zhan*, H. Zhang*, Q. Du, X. Chen, X. Xiang, et al. Effects of Cathode GDL Gradient Porosity Distribution along the Flow Channel Direction on Gas–Liquid Transport and Performance of PEMFC. Polymers. 15 (2023) 1629.

14.  张恒^*, 魁殿禄, 常虹, 詹志刚. 机械应力对气体扩散层界面传输特性影响研究[J]. 化工学报. 76 (2025) 637-44. (EI检索)

15.  张恒*，王虎，隋邦杰，詹志刚. 燃料电池液态水分布数值模拟和实验验证[J]. 工程热物理学报. 2025.(EI 检索)

16.  张恒*，邵轩宇，王虎. 机械应力对燃料电池微孔层传输特性影响研究[J]. 太阳能学报. 2025. (EI 检索)

17.  张恒, 朱礼军, 陈奔, 隋邦杰. 机械应力下的质子交换膜燃料电池两相流研究 [J]. 工程热物理学报. 2021.(EI 检索)

18.  张恒, 陈奔, 隋邦杰. 燃料电池在机械应力下的工作参数分布 [J]. 湖南大学学报（自然科学版）.2021.(EI 检索)

19.  张恒, 詹志刚, 陈奔, 隋邦杰, 潘牧. 气体扩散层各向异性传输特性的孔尺度模拟. 吉林大学学报(工学版).2022.(EI检索)

20.  张恒, 詹志刚, 陈奔, 隋邦杰, 潘牧. 基于XCT的气体扩散层传输特性孔尺度模拟[J]. 太阳能学报.2022.(EI检索)

21.  邵轩宇, 黄治平, 许杰, 张恒*, 詹志刚. 质子交换膜燃料电池微孔层微结构力学特性分析[J]. 重庆大学学报.  (2024) 1-12.

22.  陈小松, 朱瑞杰, 宋浩, 舒展宏, 张恒^*, 詹志刚. 高电流密度下薄膜PEMFC自润湿特性研究[J]. 太阳能学报.2022.(EI检索)

23.  舒展宏，陈蕊，宋浩，张恒^*，刘艺灏，詹志刚. 质子交换膜电解池二维两相流综合模拟研究[J]. 太阳能学报.2022.(EI检索)

24.  陈梦言, 杜少杰, 张恒, 张锐明, 唐浩林, 隋邦杰. 分散方式对PEMFC微孔层油墨流变特性与微结构的影响研究[J]. 工程热物理学报. 2021.(EI 检索)

25.  L. Zhu, H. Zhang, L. Xiao, A. Bazylak, X. Gao, P.-C. Sui. Pore-scale modeling of gas diffusion layers: Effects of compression on transport properties. Journal of Power Sources. 496 (2021) 229822.

26.  X. Qi, X. Gao, H. Zhang, Y. Qiu, R. Zhang, P.-C. Sui. Digital twin development for PEMFC degradation estimation and aging data generation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 95 (2024) 1011-21.

27.  L. Zhu, W. Yang, L. Xiao, H. Zhang, X. Gao, P.-C. Sui. Stochastically Modeled Gas Diffusion Layers: Effects of Binder and Polytetrafluoroethylene on Effective Gas Diffusivity. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 168 (2021) 014514.

28.  L. Xiao, M. Luo, H. Zhang, R. Zeis, P.-C. Sui. Solid Mechanics Simulation of Reconstructed Gas Diffusion Layers for PEMFCs. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 166 (2019) F377-F85.

29.  C. Wang, Z. Zhan, X. Wan, X. Lu, Z. Xiao, H. Zhang, et al. Phasic icing phenomena of part single cells during the successful cold start processes of PEMFC stacks. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 50 (2024) 262-78.

30.  H. Hu, J. Xu, H. Zhang, Y. Qiu, P.-C. Sui, R. Zhang. CFD investigation of a fast-response humidifier for high-power PEMFC test stations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 52 (2024) 1056-69.

Educational Experience

• 2016.9 to 2021.11

  Wuhan University of Technology | Automobile Engineering | Doctoral Degree in Engineering | Postgraduate (Doctoral)

• 2012.9 to 2016.6

  Yangtze University | Mechanical Manufacture and Automation | Bachelor's Degree | 大学本科

• 2019.9 to 2021.9

  University of California, Merced | Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience

• 2021.11 to Now

  低碳能源与动力工程学院

• 2023.12 to Now

  China University of Mining and Technology | School of Low Carbon Energy and Power Engineering | 准聘副教授

• 2021.12 to 2023.11

  佛山仙湖实验室 | 研究人员

• 2021.11 to 2023.11

  Wuhan University of Technology | State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing | Postdoctoral | 博士后研究

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