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Considerations for Stainless Steel Bipolar Plate Manufacturing: Part 2
Low-temperature fuel cells have historically used CNC-machined graphite as bipolar plates. Graphite’s high-cost, high-permeability, and precise machin... Read more
Compact Transient Model for Nafion Membranes
Abstract
A numerical model was developed to predict the water concentration, temperature, potential and pressure across a Nafion membrane used in pro... 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
Calculator for Preparing Methanol-Water Mixture for DMFCs
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) utilize a mixture of methanol and deionized water (or distilled water) as the fuel for anode side. The most common ... 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
Building a Micro DMFC Design
This blog post includes a quick fuel cell introduction, parts list and design for a 1 cm x 1 cm (active area) fuel cell. This summary was put together... Read more
Stationary Fuel Cell Power Applications
Fuel cells can be used for primary power, backup power, or combined heat and power (CHP) for stationary applications. Read more
Pressure Distribution in Bipolar Plate Flow Channels
After the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) has been fabricated, it must be integrated into a fuel cell stack. Read more
Fuel Cell Vehicles - Automobiles
Fuel cell vehicles (FCV) use fuel cells to power the vehicle’s electric motor. Many FCVs use a fuel cell combined with a battery and supercapacitor to... Read more
Fuel Cell Reactant Delivery
Small plant components are required to deliver the reactants to the fuel cell with the required conditions. Examples of these components are blowers, ... 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
Chemical Hydrides
Fuel cells often use compressed hydrogen as the fuel; however, many other hydrogen sources can be used with fuel cells. Chemical hydride storage is an... Read more
Metal Hydrides
Fuel cells usually use compressed hydrogen as the fuel, but there are many other types of fuels that can be used. The type of fuel used depends upon t... Read more