Hello guys, Im making the design for a fuel cell systemm and had a couple of questions about the water management side of things. First I now that the water is expulsed is in the form of vapor. If Im using a s PEMFC how can I reuse the excess water to humidify the FC while putting the least number of extra components. Also a couple of rapid fire questions:

DO you need an outside source of electricity to start up the electrochemical reaction or is the FC already able to start the reaction itself without an outside current source?

If im using liquid hydrogen, does the phase shift to gaseous happen during the injection from ambient heat or do I need to add some heating element?

Hello,

I am currently working on modeling a PEM fuel cell and using a fitting program to match experimental data. The results for the exchange current density (i₀) at the cathode (ORR) show orders of magnitude ranging from 10⁻¹⁶ to 10⁻⁶ A/cm². However, I have only found references supporting the range of 10⁻⁹ to 10⁻⁶ A/cm².

I have not come across any literature reporting or discussing values below 10⁻⁹ A/cm² or clearly defining the lowest possible order of magnitude. Given that I am working with Pt nanoparticles, I am wondering if these extremely low values from my fitting process are realistic or could be due to specific experimental conditions or fitting limitations.

Any guidance or relevant references would be greatly appreciated!

I'm working on a project focused on developing a 1D thermal model of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) cooling system using equivalent circuit modeling. The aim is to analyze and optimize the coolant flow path design for effective thermal management, enhancing the fuel cell's performance and durability.

I am trying to cover:

• Cooling of fuel cells/batteries
• Designing the flow path for optimal cooling
• Utilizing 1D modeling for faster computation, as preferred in the industry
• Applying equivalent circuit models to represent the thermal system

I'm planning to carry out this project entirely through simulations on Ansys Fluent or COMSOL Multiphysics. I would greatly appreciate any ideas, suggestions, or resources you might have on:

• Best practices for equivalent circuit modeling of thermal systems
• Recommendations for suitable simulation software or tools
• Tips on modeling coolant flow paths within a 1D framework
• Relevant case studies or literature that could inform my approach

Are there any side reactions from the other things contained in atmospheric air?

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From my research a hydrogen fuel cell in a car is about 50% efficient, but since its silent like electric cars where exactly is the waste energy going? In a combustion engine is obvious through sound, heat, and physical rumbling. How about fuel cells? Nobody seems to explain this.

Thanks.

Hello, I've a purpose built fuel cell with an active area of 5cm2 on the flow fields. The issue I'm having is that the MEAs supplied are 5cm by 5cm (25 cm2 total area). Is having the MEA bigger than the necessary active area going to hinder this? Help and advice much appreciated!

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Hey guys,

I am currently writing a thesis about integrated air supply/cathode systems for aviation purposes.

I am struggling to find any patents/articles on how different companies build their systems. Do you any good sources?

Best regards!

Anyone know anything about this? Thought it was interesting to see that Ford has a F-550 hydrogen fuel cell EV in development.

https://newsroom.socalgas.com/stories/socalgas-advances-towards-zero-emissions-fleet-with-delivery-of-new-ford-electric-vans

Starting an unconventional project, the cell would be around 18cm x 18cm. Nafion is RIDICULOUSLY expensive for this. I’d need 69 cells. Looked around at different AEM’s and it’d still be ridiculously expensive. Any advice?

Can someone tell me where i can find authentic price of Fe-N-C and platinum catalyst in fuel cell, if I can find it in Indian price it would be really helpful for my research

Hey guys!! Please post some sources of news and latest developments in Fuel cells that you follow the most and the ones you feel are worth knowing here! Thanks!

Zinc (Zn) ionism is toxic for the environment.

Hi everyone.

I've been trying to improve the Horizon Educational fuel cell car kit by producin my own Hydrogen, storing it and then utilizing that on the fuel cell (like on this video https://youtu . be/d85OX6yEwE0?si=Izk7rS0Scny6y3rC , minute 2:15)

The problem that I have is that when I plug my balloon to the fuel cell, and then to the motor, nothing happens (see picture).

I have no idea why and after watching some videos, I've come up with nothing :(

Any suggestions?

Hi

I heard that It can have environmental effect. But does the ph level in vapor matter? How does it change?

I have a sheet of Nafion 424 that I would like to form into a membrane bag. Is there a way to fuse the sheet to itself to make seams? It would also be nice to be able to patch holes with scrap pieces of Nafion if I had to.

I'm not sure if it's some combination of just heat/pressure/time, or if there is another component involved. It would just be so convenient considering the lead time from Ion Power for bags is something like 4 months.

https://chng.it/kg2C4scmcn

Where i can find consumption of ballard fuel cell 120kW? Or when you know any value comment. Thank you for any info.

I’m thinking specifically of SOFC fuel cells where CH4 and air are the inputs while H2O and CO2 are waste products. I would think it would be relatively easy to isolate the carbon dioxide from the water/steam.

Am looking for resources on how to quantify how much electric energy would be needed to isolate carbon dioxide from steam. Any recommendations? Also any info on type of equipment needed would be good too

FYI I am a mech. eng. and have somewhat limited knowledge of chemistry, so please don’t use too much chemical jargon in answers