Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and electrocatalysts [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Esposito and Antonio Conti, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828744703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61728-563-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (475 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): EspositoRichard <1963->; ContiAntonio <1962->
• Disciplina: 621.31/2429
• Soggetti: Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Electrocatalysis
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANEFUEL CELLS AND ELECTROCATALYSTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANEFOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""2.1 Materials""; ""2.2 Membrane Manufacturing Procedures""; ""3. EVALUATION OF PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE(PEM) PERFORMANCE""; ""3.1 Conductivity""; ""3.1.1 Through-Plane Conductivity Measurements""; ""Advantages""; ""Disadvantages""; ""3.1.2 In-Plane Conductivity Measurements""; ""Advantages""; ""Disadvantages""; ""3.2 Resistance""; ""3.3 Theoretical Model to Measure Membrane Conductivity and ResistanceBased on Proton Flow""""3.4 Experimental Set-Up and Procedures""; ""3.4.1 Measurement of Proton Transfer Rate and Membrane Resistance""; ""3.4.2 pH Measuring Process and Calculation of Proton Concentration""; ""3.4.3 Measurement of Proton Transfer""; ""4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS""; ""4.1 Thermal Stability of Membrane Conductivity""; ""4.2 Relative Resistance""; ""4.3 Water Uptake Content""; ""5. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIPOLAR PLATE MATERIALSFOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUELCELLS (PEMFC)""; ""ABSTRACT""""Keywords:""; ""1. FUEL CELLS""; ""2. POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFCS)""; ""2.1 What is ; PEMFCs?""; ""2.2 Why Are PEMFCs so Important?""; ""2.3 How do PEMFCs Work?""; ""2.3.1 Activation Polarization""; ""2.3.2 Ohmic Polarization""; ""2.3.3 Concentration Polarization""; ""2.3.4 Reactant Crossover and Internal Current Losses""; ""3. BIPOLAR PLATES AND THEIR DESIGN""; ""3.1 What Are the Bipolar Plates?""; ""3.2 Why Are the Bipolar Plates Important?""; ""3.3 Bipolar Plate Design""; ""Pin-Type Flow Field""; ""Straight Flow Field""; ""Serpentine Flow Field""; ""Integrated Flow Field""""Interdigitated Flow Field""; ""Flow-Field Designs Made From Metal Sheets""; ""3.4 Materials for Bipolar Plates""; ""3.4.1 Graphite Bipolar Plates""; ""3.4.2 Composite Bipolar Plates""; ""3.4.3 Metallic Bipolar Plates""; ""3.4.3.1 Uncoated Metals""; ""3.4.3.2 Coated Metals""; ""4. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCE""; ""FUEL CELL CONVERTERSFOR HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY""; ""A. Basic Principle""; ""B. Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell""; ""C. PEM Fuel Cell System""; ""D. PEM Fuel Cell Performance""; ""1. Static Characteristics""""2. Dynamic Characteristics""; ""III. FUEL CELL POWER CONDITIONING""; ""IV. FUEL CELL POWER CONVERTERS""; ""A. Non-Isolated Converter""; ""1. Design Example of 2-Phase Interleaved Fuel Cell Converter [114]""; ""2. Experimental Results of 2-Phase Interleaved Fuel Cell Converter""; ""B. Modified Non-Isolated Converter""; ""C. Ground Isolated Converter""; ""V. CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""BIOGRAPHIES""; ""Phatiphat Thounthong""; ""Bernard Davat""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CFD MODELS FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGNOF AMBIENT AIR-BREATHING PEM FUEL CELLS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""