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Catalyst Layer Models for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Author(s) -
Chan S. H.,
Tun W. A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4125(200101)24:1<51::aid-ceat51>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - proton exchange membrane fuel cell , agglomerate , catalysis , fuel cells , layer (electronics) , membrane , simple (philosophy) , homogeneous , raw material , chemical engineering , materials science , polymer , chemistry , engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , organic chemistry , biochemistry , philosophy , epistemology
This paper presents two simple catalyst layer models – the macro‐homogeneous model and the agglomerate model for the proton exchange membrane (polymer) fuel cell using hydrogen gas as the feedstock. The former is solved analytically whereas the latter is solved numerically. The emphasis of this research is to parameterize factors affecting the performance of the fuel cell with simple approach without going into detailed catalyst layer modeling.