
Water and Thermal Management of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
- 1st Edition - June 5, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Kui Jiao, Bowen Wang, Qing Du, Yun Wang, Guobin Zhang, Zirong Yang, Hao Deng, Xu Xie
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 1 1 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 1 1 7 - 7
Water and Thermal Management of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells introduces the main research methods and latest advances in the water and thermal management of PEMFCs. T… Read more

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Request a sales quoteWater and Thermal Management of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells introduces the main research methods and latest advances in the water and thermal management of PEMFCs. The book introduces the transport mechanism of each component, including modeling methods at different scales, along with practical exercises. Topics include PEMFC fundamentals, working principles and transport mechanisms, characterization tests and diagnostic analysis, the simulation of multiphase transport and electrode kinetics, cell-scale modeling, stack-scale modeling, and system-scale modeling. This volume offers a practical handbook for researchers, students and engineers in the fields of proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are high-efficiency and low-emission electrochemical energy conversion devices. Inside the PEMFC complex, physical and chemical processes take place, such as electrochemical reaction, multiphase flow and heat transfer. This book explores these topics, and more.
- Introduces the transport mechanism for each component of PEMFCs
- Presents modeling methods at different scales, including component, cell, stack and system scales
- Provides exercises in PEMFC modeling, along with examples of necessary codes
- Covers the latest advances in PEMFCs in a convenient and structured manner
- Offers a solution to researchers, students and engineers working on proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Energy and environmental issues and the roles of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- 1.2. Operation principles and fundamentals of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- 1.3. Water and thermal management of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- Chapter 2. Transport phenomena in proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- 2.1. Water and heat production and transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- 2.2. Flow field and bipolar plate
- 2.3. Electrolyte
- 2.4. Porous electrode
- 2.5. Summary
- Chapter 3. Experimental characterization and diagnostics
- 3.1. Overview
- 3.2. Performance characterization
- 3.3. Electrochemical characterization
- 3.4. Spatial-distribution characterization
- 3.5. Visualization
- 3.6. Material characterization
- 3.7. Summary
- 3.8. Exercises
- Chapter 4. Multiphase transport modeling
- 4.1. Overview
- 4.2. Multiphase flow in flow field
- 4.3. Multiphase flow modeling in porous electrodes
- 4.4. Chapter summary
- Exercises
- Chapter 5. Cell-level modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- 5.1. Overview
- 5.2. Computational fluid dynamics model
- 5.3. Reduced-dimensional model
- 5.4. Summary
- 5.5. Exercises
- Chapter 6. Stack-level modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cells
- 6.1. Overview
- 6.2. Three-dimensional modeling of the stack
- 6.3. Reduced-dimensional modeling of stack
- 6.4. Summary
- Exercises
- Chapter 7. System-level modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
- 7.1. Overview
- 7.2. Auxiliary subsystem modeling
- 7.3. Thermodynamic analysis
- 7.4. System control and fault diagnosis
- 7.5. Summary
- Chapter 8. Summary and outlook
- Abbreviations
- Appendix
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 5, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323911160
- eBook ISBN: 9780323911177
KJ
Kui Jiao
BW
Bowen Wang
QD
Qing Du
YW
Yun Wang
GZ
Guobin Zhang
ZY
Zirong Yang
HD
Hao Deng
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