Application of Open Pore Cellular Foam for air breathing PEM fuel cell

Baroutaji, Ahmad; Carton, J.G.; Stokes, Joseph; Olabi, Abdul–Ghani

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.05.114

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“…The corrosion of flow plates, particularly when using metallic plates, is another reason for the degradation of PEMFC performance. Such corrosion increases the interfacial contact resistance and releases metal ions that can poison the catalyst, thus decreasing the proton conductivity of the membrane and reducing the power output [40,63,[200][201][202]. The degradation of the PEMFC is a complex phenomenon and severely limits the lifetime and the large-scale commercial applications.…”

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PEMFC Poly-Generation Systems: Developments, Merits, and Challenges

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Significant research efforts are directed towards finding new ways to reduce the cost, increase efficiency, and decrease the environmental impact of power-generation systems. The poly-generation concept is a promising strategy that enables the development of a sustainable power system. Over the past few years, the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell-based Poly-Generation Systems (PEMFC-PGSs) have received accelerated developments due to the low-temperature operation, high efficiency, and low environmental impact. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the main PEMFC-PGSs, including Combined Heat and Power (CHP) co-generation systems, Combined Cooling and Power (CCP) co-generation systems, Combined Cooling, Heat, and Power (CCHP) tri-generation systems, and Combined Water and Power (CWP) co-generation systems. First, the main technologies used in PEMFC-PGSs, such as those related to hydrogen production, energy storage, and Waste Heat Recovery (WHR), etc., are detailed. Then, the research progresses on the economic, energy, and environmental performance of the different PEMFC-PGSs are presented. Also, the recent commercialization activities on these systems are highlighted focusing on the leading countries in this field. Furthermore, the remaining economic and technical obstacles of these systems along with the future research directions to mitigate them are discussed. The review reveals the potential of the PEMFC-PGS in securing a sustainable future of the power systems. However, many economic and technical issues, particularly those related to high cost and degradation rate, still need to be addressed before unlocking the full benefits of such systems.

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“…The activation barrier is reduced by the catalyst but the voltage loss occursbecause of the slow reaction of oxygen. The total activation polarization over potential is 0.1 to 0.2 V. It reduces the maximum potential to less than 1.0 V.It increases with current density and can be expressed as: [10][11][12]…”

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Effects of Various Operating Parameters on the Performance of an Air Breathing PEM Fuel Cell

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The objective of the presented work is to study the operating parameters and their effects on the performance of an air breathing PEM fuel cell. In this study, we have theoretically calculated the losses associated with the fuel cells. The performance of the fuel cell can be determined by using the polarisation curve. Polarization curves from which the output voltage can be found are studied in detail. The drop in cell voltage occurs due to several irreversibility in the working environment. Reduction in resistance due to activation energy, mass transport and charge transport can help in increasing the performance of the Fuel cells. The performance of a fuel cell is also affected by the factors such as exchange current density, transfer coefficient. The operating parameters like pressure, temperature are varied and the performance of the PEM fuels cells is recorded.

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“…They concluded that by increasing the Cu content in the Ni-P bath, the stainless-steel foam exhibited enhanced corrosion resistance, finer grain deposition and a lower deposit rate. Baroutaji et al [100]. investigated the surface coating of Nickel metal foam using Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating techniques.…”

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Evaluating the Effect of Metal Bipolar Plate Coating on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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Environmental concerns of greenhouse gases (GHG) effect from fossil commodities and the fast increase in global energy demand have created awareness on the need to replace fossil fuels with other sources of clean energy. PEM fuel cell (PEMFC) is a promising source of energy to replace fossil fuels. The commercialization of the cell depends on its price, weight and mechanical strength. Bipolar plates are among the main components of PEMFC which perform some significant functions in the fuel cell stack. Metal bipolar plate is considered by the research community as the future material for fuel cells. However, surface coating is required for metals to enhance its corrosion resistance, hydrophilicity and interfacial contact resistance (ICR) in PEM fuel cells. Open pore cellular metal foam (OPCMF) materials have been used to replace the conventional flow field channel in recent times due to its low electrical resistance, high specific area and high porosity; however, it endures the same corrosion problem as the metallic bipolar plate. This investigation offers an overview on different types of bipolar plates and techniques in coating metallic bipolar platse and open pore metal foam as flow field channel materials to improve the corrosion resistance which will eventually increase the efficiency of the fuel cell appreciably.

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Application of Open Pore Cellular Foam for air breathing PEM fuel cell

Cited by 56 publications

References 25 publications

PEMFC Poly-Generation Systems: Developments, Merits, and Challenges

PEMFC Poly-Generation Systems: Developments, Merits, and Challenges

Effects of Various Operating Parameters on the Performance of an Air Breathing PEM Fuel Cell

Evaluating the Effect of Metal Bipolar Plate Coating on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

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