Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell

Autores
Cespedes, German; Asteazaran, Mariano; Castro Luna, Ana
Año de publicación
2016
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inglés
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artículo
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Descripción
The heart of a fuel cell is the membrane-electrode assembly consisting of two porous electrodes, where the electrochemical reactions take place, and the ionomer conductive membrane, which allows the proton exchange from the anode to the cathode. The porosity of the electrodes plays an important role in the fuel cell performance. One of the drawbacks presented by the porous electrodes is the accumulation of water in their structure, which implies a hindrance for the reactive gas transport to reach the catalytic reactive sites. In this paper, a mathematical model of a porous electrode, assuming single pores with uniform distribution, is introduced to determine the influence of water accumulation in the electrode on the fuel cell performance under different operating conditions. It is demonstrated that at low current densities, water accumulation has no effect in the fuel cell behavior, whereas at high current densities its performance is severely affected.
Fil: Cespedes, German. UTN (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional). CITEMA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales); Argentina
Fil: Asteazaran, Mariano. UNLP-CONICET. INIFTA (Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas) ; Argentina
Fil: Castro Luna, Ana. UTN (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional). CITEMA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales). UNLP-CONICET. INIFTA (Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas); Argentina
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Materia
fuel cells; porous-electrodes; electrode flooding
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spelling Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cellCespedes, GermanAsteazaran, MarianoCastro Luna, Anafuel cells; porous-electrodes; electrode floodingThe heart of a fuel cell is the membrane-electrode assembly consisting of two porous electrodes, where the electrochemical reactions take place, and the ionomer conductive membrane, which allows the proton exchange from the anode to the cathode. The porosity of the electrodes plays an important role in the fuel cell performance. One of the drawbacks presented by the porous electrodes is the accumulation of water in their structure, which implies a hindrance for the reactive gas transport to reach the catalytic reactive sites. In this paper, a mathematical model of a porous electrode, assuming single pores with uniform distribution, is introduced to determine the influence of water accumulation in the electrode on the fuel cell performance under different operating conditions. It is demonstrated that at low current densities, water accumulation has no effect in the fuel cell behavior, whereas at high current densities its performance is severely affected.Fil: Cespedes, German. UTN (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional). CITEMA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales); ArgentinaFil: Asteazaran, Mariano. UNLP-CONICET. INIFTA (Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas) ; ArgentinaFil: Castro Luna, Ana. UTN (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional). CITEMA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales). UNLP-CONICET. INIFTA (Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas); ArgentinaPeer ReviewedJournal of Materials Science and Engineering2017-12-28T17:03:42Z2017-12-28T17:03:42Z2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12272/262310.17265/2161-6213/2016.7-8.004enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAtribución (Attribution): En cualquier explotación de la obra autorizada por la licencia será necesario reconocer la autoría (obligatoria en todos los casos). No comercial (Non Commercial): La explotación de la obra queda limitada a usos no comerciales. Sin obras derivadas (No Derivate Works): La autorización para explotar la obra no incluye la posibilidad de crear una obra derivada (traducciones, adaptaciones, etc.).reponame:Repositorio Institucional Abierto (UTN)instname:Universidad Tecnológica Nacional2025-10-16T10:10:49Zoai:ria.utn.edu.ar:20.500.12272/2623instacron:UTNInstitucionalhttp://ria.utn.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://ria.utn.edu.ar/oaigestionria@rec.utn.edu.ar; fsuarez@rec.utn.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:a2025-10-16 10:10:49.51Repositorio Institucional Abierto (UTN) - Universidad Tecnológica Nacionalfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
title Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
spellingShingle Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
Cespedes, German
fuel cells; porous-electrodes; electrode flooding
title_short Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
title_full Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
title_fullStr Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
title_full_unstemmed Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
title_sort Effect of water content in the gas diffusion layer of H2 O2 PEM fuel cell
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cespedes, German
Asteazaran, Mariano
Castro Luna, Ana
author Cespedes, German
author_facet Cespedes, German
Asteazaran, Mariano
Castro Luna, Ana
author_role author
author2 Asteazaran, Mariano
Castro Luna, Ana
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv fuel cells; porous-electrodes; electrode flooding
topic fuel cells; porous-electrodes; electrode flooding
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The heart of a fuel cell is the membrane-electrode assembly consisting of two porous electrodes, where the electrochemical reactions take place, and the ionomer conductive membrane, which allows the proton exchange from the anode to the cathode. The porosity of the electrodes plays an important role in the fuel cell performance. One of the drawbacks presented by the porous electrodes is the accumulation of water in their structure, which implies a hindrance for the reactive gas transport to reach the catalytic reactive sites. In this paper, a mathematical model of a porous electrode, assuming single pores with uniform distribution, is introduced to determine the influence of water accumulation in the electrode on the fuel cell performance under different operating conditions. It is demonstrated that at low current densities, water accumulation has no effect in the fuel cell behavior, whereas at high current densities its performance is severely affected.
Fil: Cespedes, German. UTN (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional). CITEMA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales); Argentina
Fil: Asteazaran, Mariano. UNLP-CONICET. INIFTA (Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas) ; Argentina
Fil: Castro Luna, Ana. UTN (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional). CITEMA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales). UNLP-CONICET. INIFTA (Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas); Argentina
Peer Reviewed
description The heart of a fuel cell is the membrane-electrode assembly consisting of two porous electrodes, where the electrochemical reactions take place, and the ionomer conductive membrane, which allows the proton exchange from the anode to the cathode. The porosity of the electrodes plays an important role in the fuel cell performance. One of the drawbacks presented by the porous electrodes is the accumulation of water in their structure, which implies a hindrance for the reactive gas transport to reach the catalytic reactive sites. In this paper, a mathematical model of a porous electrode, assuming single pores with uniform distribution, is introduced to determine the influence of water accumulation in the electrode on the fuel cell performance under different operating conditions. It is demonstrated that at low current densities, water accumulation has no effect in the fuel cell behavior, whereas at high current densities its performance is severely affected.
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