燃料电池极化特性曲线分析及其在实验教学中的改进

质子交换膜燃料电池是一种极具前景的清洁能源.本文介绍了质子交换膜燃料电池的工作原理和经典极化特性曲线,分析了实验教学中非理想极化特性曲线的成因,并提出了在实际教学中的改进方案.通过燃料电池极化特性曲线的学习,可以帮助学生理解燃料电池的工作机制,了解能源方向的前沿技术.     

直接甲醇燃料电池三通道蛇形阳极流场两相流研究

本文针对配备三通道蛇形阳极流场的液态进料直接甲醇燃料电池阳极两相流及电池性能开展了实验研究.液态进料的直接甲醇燃料电池阳极流床内会形成二氧化碳气泡与甲醇溶液构成的两相流系统,其两相流特性受到电池流道设计、运行工况和工作角度的影响,并同时影响燃料电池的性能.本文设计了三通道蛇形流场,通过可视化实验得到直接甲醇燃料电池三通道蛇形阳极流场内的两相流特性随电流密度变化的规律,并研究了燃料电池在不同旋转角度下的两相流特性和电池性能.实验结果表明:在不同的旋转角度下,电池都体现出较好的工作性能.     

固体氧化物直接碳燃料电池的模型计算

直接碳燃料电池(DCFC)是直接以碳或煤为燃料的燃料电池.本文以一种以固体氧化物为电解质的固定床直接碳燃料电池为对象,基于文献中的实验数据,建立了物理模型和数学方程,求解出电池在三个特定温度下的V-I曲线以及能量转换效率,并与文献中的实验结果进行对照,验证了对固定床直接碳燃料电池的反应过程的假设,分析了电池性能的影响因素,为直接碳燃料电池的应用打下了理论基础.     

多孔介质内反应气的化学和热质非同性传递过程特性

针对集成板式固体氧化物燃料电池,建立了数学物理模型,分析阳极侧多孔支撑层内富氢气体的内重整反应传递过程特性.讨论了操作温度、入口处H2O:CH4比值以及多孔材料的孔隙率对甲烷蒸汽重整转换率和氢气的生成量的影响,得到了在电池的一定运行工况范围内比较有利的反应条件.     

PEM燃料电池内液态水和温度分布特性

水和热的管理对PEM燃料电池的性能具有决定性的作用.本文建立了一个两相流模型,对PEM燃料电池换质子交换膜和阴极中的水分和温度进行了模拟,分析了燃料电池阴极中液态水和质子交换膜中水分,以及阴极催化剂层和质子交换膜中温度的分布状态.模拟结果显示:升高加湿温度,电池阴极中的液态水和质子交换膜中的含水量显著增加;沿着气体流动方向,燃料电池内的温度降低,水分含量升高;从质子交换膜阳极侧到阴极催化剂层中,温度先升高,达到最大值后,渐渐降低.     

质子交换膜燃料电池电流分布的动态响应

动态特性是理解质子交换膜燃料电池性能的重要参数之一.运用燃料电池测试系统、恒电流/恒电压多通道测试仪和燃料电池电流密度分布测试装置,试验测量了质子交换膜燃料电池在不同加湿温度、电池温度和压力下的电流分布动态响应和动态特性.研究发现:不同区域的局部电流达到新的平衡所需的时间不同;加湿温度变化时,不同区域的局部电流的变化趋...     

质子交换膜燃料电池低化学计量比的性能研究

以质子交换膜燃料电池实际应用为背景,研究了在反应物低化学计量比下,质子交换膜燃料电池不同温度、压力下的性能。得到了电池温度,压力对反应物化学计量比的影响。实验结果表明,反应物化学计量比1.0的电池性能低于足量反应气体工况下的电池性能;化学计量比为1.3时,电池能够在预期电流强度下稳定运行;反应气体的传质过程影响反应所需的化学计量比;当提升压力至0.13 MPa,化学计量比1.0的电池性能与足量反应气体工况下的性能相当。     

部分卸载时被动式燃料电池动态响应实验研究

对全被动式直接甲醇燃料电池在电流部分卸载情况下的输出电压动态响应开展了实验研究.实验结果显示,电流按照方波,后直角三角波、前直角三角波和等腰三角波加载/卸载时的燃料电池输出电压动态响应规律不尽相同.燃料电池在高电流强度加载时,不同甲醇溶液浓度时的电池输出电压比较接近.在电流部分卸载的情况下,1 mol/L甲醇溶液浓度时...     

中温固体氧化物燃料电池的基本性质测量

介绍了固体氧化物燃料电池的工作原理,测量了中温薄膜固体氧化物燃料电池的开路电压、放电曲线及功率曲线,并分析了电池内阻随电流密度的变化.     

短时微重力条件下燃料电池性能实验研究

开展了不同重力情况下燃料电池性能的实验研究.利用微重力落塔,对常重力和微重力条件下燃料电池发电时其内部的两相流动开展了可视化现场观测.对重力因素对燃料电池内部传质过程的影响进行了分析和讨论.实验结果表明:当电流密度较大时,在微重力环境中燃料电池性能较常重力环境中的有较明显下降.由于微重力条件下浮升力的消失导致气体不能及时从流道中排出,进而对直接甲醇燃料电池内的传质过程产生负面影响.     

Natural salt and fluoride based electrolytes fuel cells

New advanced ceramic type fuel cells using natural salt and fluoride-based electrolytes have been demonstrated. Compared with conventional fuel cells, the natural salt and fluoride-based electrolyte fuel cells have shown a technical opportunity to develop intermediate temperature fuel cells for commercialisation in the near future. Paper presented at the 6th Euroconference on Solid State Ionics, Cetraro, Calabria, Italy, Sept. 12–19, 1999     

Hydrogen energy and solid state fuel cells

This paper discusses hydrogen energy and the methods for production of hydrogen. It also provides a review of various materials which are hydrogen permeable. Previous studies on the proton-conducting ceramics and their properties are summarized. The principle of proton-conducting solid state fuel cell for conversing the energy of hydrogen containing fuel is described with a discussion of the advantages of proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells as compared to oxygen-ionic conducting fuel cells. The paper is concluded with a discussion of the major materials related technical challenges in the development of the proton-conducting ceramic fuel cells. Paper presented at the 97th Xiangshan Science Conference on New Solid State Fuel Cells, Xiangshan, Beijing, China, June 14–17, 1998.     

具有可渗透阳极的自呼吸微流体燃料电池性能特性

微流体燃料电池去除了质子交换膜,避免了膜退化、水管理等问题,是微型燃料电池领域新的研究热点。本文构建了具有可渗透阳极和空气自呼吸阴极的微流体燃料电池,采用甲酸溶液作为燃料对其性能特性进行了实验研究。结果表明:具有可渗透阳极的自呼吸微流体燃料电池性能随燃料浓度或流量的增加先升高后下降,随电解液浓度的增加而升高;阳极侧反应产生的CO₂气泡对自呼吸微流体燃料电池的性能和燃料利用率的影响较大,适当提高燃料流量有利于气泡的排除。     

Fuel quality and operational issues for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are susceptible to degradation due to the catalyst poisoning caused by CO present in the fuel above certain limits. Although the amount of CO in the fuel may be within the permissible limit, the fuel composition (% CO₂, CH₄, CO and H₂O) and the operating conditions of the cell (level of gas humidification, cell temperature and pressure) can be such that the equilibrium CO content inside the cell may exceed the permissible limit leading to a degradation of the fuel cell performance. In this study, 50 cm² active area PEM fuel cells were operated at 55–60 °C for periods up to 250 hours to study the effect of methane, carbon dioxide and water in the hydrogen fuel mix on the cell performance (stability of voltage and power output). Furthermore, the stability of fuel cells was also studied during operation of cells in a cyclic dead end / flow through configuration, both with and without the presence of carbon dioxide in the hydrogen stream. The presence of methane up to 10% in the hydrogen stream showed a negligible degradation in the cell performance. The presence of carbon dioxide in the hydrogen stream even at 1–2% level was found to degrade the cell performance. However, this degradation was found to disappear by bleeding only about 0.2% oxygen into the fuel stream.     

Influence of methanol impurity in hydrogen on PEMFC performance

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells [PEMFC] have become highly attractive for stationary as well as mobile energy applications due to their good efficiency compact cell design and zero emissions. PEM fuel cells mainly consist of anode and cathode containing platinum/platinum alloy electrocatalysts and Nafion membrane as the electrolyte. They operate on hydrogen fuel, which is generally produced by reforming of hydrocarbons, alcohols such as methanol and may contain large amounts of impurities such as methanol, carbon dioxide, trace amounts of carbon monoxide, etc. The studies on the effect of methanol impurity in hydrogen on fuel cell performance and methods of mitigation of poisoning are very important for the commercialization of fuel cells and are described in a limited number of papers only. In this paper, we present the studies on the influence of methanol impurity in hydrogen for the PEM fuel cells. The effect of various parameters such as methanol concentration, cell voltage, current density, exposure time, reversibility, operating temperature, etc. on the cell performances was investigated using pure hydrogen. Various methods of methanol poisoning mitigation were also investigated.     

Effect of nitrogen and carbon dioxide as fuel impurities on PEM fuel cell performances

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are considered to have the highest power density of all the fuel cells. They operate on hydrogen fuel, which is generally produced by reforming of hydrocarbons, and may contain large amounts of impurities such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and trace amounts of carbon monoxide. We studied the effect of dilution of hydrogen gas with carbon dioxide on PEM fuel cells by polarization studies. The polarization curves were different when hydrogen gas was diluted with same quantities of carbon dioxide and with nitrogen. It may be due to carbon monoxide formation by reverse shift reaction and poisoning of anode platinum catalyst. Use of Pt–Ru alloy catalyst was found to suppress the poisoning. The effects of hydrogen gas composition, temperature, current density, and anode catalyst on fuel cell performances were examined in this study.     

Ceramic materials as supports for low-temperature fuel cell catalysts

The performance and durability of low-temperature fuel cells seriously depend on catalyst support materials. Catalysts supported on high surface area carbons are widely used in low temperature fuel cells. However, the corrosion of carbonaceous catalyst-support materials such as carbon black has been recognized as one of the causes of performance degradation of low-temperature fuel cells, in particular under repeated start-stop cycles or high-potential conditions. To improve the stability of the carbon support, materials with a higher graphitic character such as carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers have been tested in fuel cell conditions. These nanostructured carbons show a several-fold lower intrinsic corrosion rate, however, do not prevent carbon oxidation, but rather simply decrease the rate. Due their high stability in fuel cell environment, ceramic materials (oxides and carbides) have been investigated as carbon-substitute supports for fuel cell catalysts. Moreover, the higher specific electrocatalytic activity of some ceramic supported metals than unsupported and carbon supported ones, suggests the possibility of a synergistic effect by supporting metal catalyst on ceramic supports. This paper presents an overview of ceramic materials tested as a support for fuel cell catalysts, with particular attention addressed to the electrochemical activity and stability of the supported catalysts.     

Electrochemical performance of ceria-gadolinia electrolyte based direct carbon fuel cells

A direct carbon fuel cell offers a high efficiency alternative to traditional coal fired electrical power plants. In this paper, the electrochemical performance of electrolyte supported button cells with Gd₂O₃-doped CeO₂ (CGO) electrolyte is reported over the temperature range 600 to 800 °C with solid carbon as a fuel and He/CO₂ as the purge gases in the fuel chamber. The electrochemical characterisation of the cells was carried out by the Galvanostatic Current Interruption (GCI) technique and measuring V-I and P-I curves. Power densities over 50 mWcm^-2 have been demonstrated using carbon black as the fuel. Results indicate that at low temperatures around 600 °C, the direct electrochemical oxidation of carbon takes place. However, at higher temperatures (800 °C) both direct electrochemical oxidation and the reverse Boudouard reaction take place leading to some loss in fuel cell thermodynamic efficiency and reduced fuel utilisation due to the in-situ production of CO. In order to avoid reverse Boudouard reaction whilst maximising performance, an operating temperature of around 700 °C appears optimal. Further, the electrochemical performance of fuel cells has been compared for graphite and carbon black fuels. It was found that graphitic carbon fuel is electrochemically less reactive than relatively amorphous carbon black fuel in the DCFC when tested under similar conditions.     

Expressions for Entropy Production Rate of Fuel Cells

基于燃料电池的一般模型,应用电化学和热力学理论导出燃料电池系统在不同条件下熵产生率的表示式．为了分析存在实际燃料电池中不可逆损失的影响,引进燃料电池的等效电路,直接将燃料电池的不可逆因子表示为内电阻、漏电阻和负载电阻的函数．进而计算燃料电池的最大输出功率和效率,讨论燃料电池的优化运行,确定负载电阻的匹配条件,从而得到一些有意义的结果．