The Fuel Cell Blog

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

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

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 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

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

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

To accurately estimate the heat flows in the fuel cell, several types of energy need to be accounted for: (1) the heat transfer through the materials,... Read more

Selecting the appropriate technique to properly characterize the fuel cell is extremely important because it helps the user to understand why the fuel... Read more

Thermodynamics is the study of energy changing from one form to another. Many predictions can be made using thermodynamic equations, and these are ess... Read more

The first step in building a fuel cell is to determine the power requirements needed to power the particular device or application. Fuel cells can be ... Read more

Fuel cells with polymer electrolyte membranes are appealing because of their low-temperature operation and relatively simple construction. The polymer... Read more

Fuel cell modeling is helpful for fuel cell developers because it can lead to fuel cell design improvements, as well as cheaper, better, and more effi... Read more