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Effects of cathode channel size and operating conditions on the performance of air-blowing PEMFCs
- Authors
- Kim, Bosung; Lee, Yongtaek; Woo, Ahyoung; Kim, Yongchan
- Issue Date
- 11월-2013
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Keywords
- Air-blowing PEMFC; Cathode channel size; Cell performance; Water management; Operation region
- Citation
- APPLIED ENERGY, v.111, pp.441 - 448
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- APPLIED ENERGY
- Volume
- 111
- Start Page
- 441
- End Page
- 448
- ISSN
- 0306-2619
- Abstract
- Air-blowing proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been developed as a potential new power source for portable electronic devices. However, air-blowing PEMFCs show lower performance than compressed-air PEMFCs because of their adverse operating conditions. In this study, the effects of the cathode channel size and operating conditions on the performance of the air-blowing PEMFC were analyzed. At the normal operating temperature, the performance of the air-blowing PEMFC improved with the decrease in the cathode channel size. However, at a low operating temperature and low fan voltage, massive flooding limits the decrease in the cathode channel size. In addition, water management in the air-blowing PEMFC was investigated by analyzing ohmic resistance. The transition current density between the humidification and the flooding region decreased with decreasing cathode channel size and operating temperature. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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