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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
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
A One-Dimensional Heat, Mass and Charge Transfer Model for a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Stack
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A one-dimensional heat, mass and charge transfer model was developed for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack to predict the temperatures, ... 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
the simulation time into time steps of equal duration
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
Gas Diffusion Layer: Characteristics and Modeling
The gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a fuel cell can consist of a single layer or a double layer (gas diffusion layer and a microporous layer). The GDL is... Read more
Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Characterization
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
Explanation of the Thermodynamics Behind Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Design
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
How to Build a Fuel Cell
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
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Improvements
Fuel cells with polymer electrolyte membranes are appealing because of their low-temperature operation and relatively simple construction. The polymer... Read more