PEM fuel cells thermal and water management fundamentals - Wang, Yun (Momentum Press, 2013)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Nomenclature
1. Introduction -- 1.1 Energy challenges -- 1.2 Fuel cells and their roles in addressing the energy challenges -- 1.3 PEM fuel cells -- 1.3.1 PEM fuel cell operation -- 1.3.2 Current status of PEM fuel cells -- 1.3.3 Thermal and water management
2. Basics of PEM fuel cells -- 2.1 Thermodynamics -- 2.1.1 Internal energy and the first law of thermodynamics -- 2.1.2 Enthalpy change -- 2.1.3 Entropy change and the second law of thermodynamics -- 2.1.4 Gibbs free energy and thermodynamic voltage -- 2.1.5 Chemical potential and Nernst equation -- 2.1.6 Relative humidity and phase change -- 2.2 Electrochemical reaction kinetics -- 2.2.1 Electrochemical kinetics -- 2.2.2 Electrochemical mechanisms in PEM fuel cells -- 2.2.3 Linear approximation and Tafel equation -- 2.3 Voltage loss mechanisms and a simplified model -- 2.3.1 Open circuit voltage (OCV) -- 2.3.2 Activation loss -- 2.3.3 Ohmic loss -- 2.3.4 Transport voltage loss -- 2.3.5 Current-voltage (I-V) curve and operation efficiency -- 2.3.6 Role of water and thermal management -- 2.4 Chapter summary