Investigation of Inlet Gas Relative Humidity on Performance Characteristics of PEMFC Operating at Elevated Temperature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Anode Inlet RH
3.2. Effect of Cathode Inlet RH
3.3. Effect of RH on the Efficiency
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Part | Characteristics | Size |
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Membrane | GORE-SELECT 735.18 | 5 cm ∗ 5 cm ∗ 18 μm |
Catalyst layer (CL) | Pt loading (anode: 0.1 mg/cm2; cathode: 0.35 mg/cm2) | 5 cm ∗ 5 cm ∗ 5 μm |
Microporous layer (MPL) | attached with GDL | 5 cm ∗ 5 cm ∗ 30 μm |
Gas diffusion layer (GDL) | SGL 28BC | 5 cm ∗ 5 cm ∗ 235 μm |
Flow field plate | Carbon graphite | 9 cm ∗ 9 cm ∗ 2 cm |
Current collector | Copper coated with gold | 9 cm ∗ 9 cm ∗ 3 mm |
Endplate | Aluminum | 9 cm ∗ 9 cm ∗ 2 cm |
Operation Condition | Anode | Cathode |
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Gas type and flow rate | Hydrogen: 300 mL/min | Air: 900 mL/min |
Temperature of gas feed | 90 °C | 90 °C |
Absolute pressure of gas | 1.5 atm | 1.5 atm |
Relative humidity | Case 1 (RHa50%/RHc50%); Case 2 (RHa90%/RHc90%) Case 3 (RHa70%/RHc90%); Case 4 (RHa50%/RHc90%) Case 5 (RHa90%/RHc70%); Case 6 (RHa90%/RHc50%) |
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Xu, Y.; Chang, G.; Zhang, J.; Li, Y.; Xu, S. Investigation of Inlet Gas Relative Humidity on Performance Characteristics of PEMFC Operating at Elevated Temperature. World Electr. Veh. J. 2021, 12, 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj12030110
Xu Y, Chang G, Zhang J, Li Y, Xu S. Investigation of Inlet Gas Relative Humidity on Performance Characteristics of PEMFC Operating at Elevated Temperature. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2021; 12(3):110. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj12030110
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Yiming, Guofeng Chang, Jienan Zhang, Yuyang Li, and Sichuan Xu. 2021. "Investigation of Inlet Gas Relative Humidity on Performance Characteristics of PEMFC Operating at Elevated Temperature" World Electric Vehicle Journal 12, no. 3: 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj12030110