Study of water-flooding behaviour in cathode channel of a transparent proton-exchange membrane fuel cell

被引:83
作者
Weng, Fang-Bor [1 ]
Su, Ay [1 ]
Hsu, Chun-Ying [1 ]
Lee, Chi-Yuan [1 ]
机构
[1] Yuan Ze Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
关键词
transparent fuel cell; water flooding; cathode electrode;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.01.002
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The distribution of water and water flooding inside the cathode gas channels has been successfully visualized by using a transparent protonexchange membrane fuel cell. The effect of various stoichiometries of cathode gas concentration and humidification are evaluated in a systematic way. The output voltage is controlled in the mass-transfer region (0.4-0.6V) and the cell temperatureis fixed at 50 degrees C. The cell performance increases with increasing stoichiometry of humidified oxygen until the stoichiometry reaches a critical value. On the other hand, the performance decreases with increasing stoichiometry of non-humidified oxygen. On replacing oxygen with humidified air, the cell performance and stoichiometry of the humidified air are in direct proportion due to the increasing mass-transfer rate. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:674 / 680
页数:7
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