ISBN : 9780323994859
Author : Prodip K. Das
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Year : 2023
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Table of contents Cover Image Title page Table of Contents Copyright List of contributors About the editors Preface Chapter 1. Fuel cells for transportation—an overview Abstract 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Hydrogen and fuel cell 1.3 History of hydrogen and fuel cell development 1.4 Fuel cells for transportation 1.5 Present status of fuel cells for transportation 1.6 Future of hydrogen and fuel cells 1.7 Conclusions References Chapter 2. Fuel cell fundamentals Abstract 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Operation principle of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells 2.3 Reaction kinetics and transport processes 2.4 Electrode properties 2.5 Water management 2.6 Summary Review questions References Chapter 3. Fuel cell modeling and optimization Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Fuel cell modeling approach and key physicochemical and operating parameters 3.3 Numerical optimization of PEMFCs 3.4 Summary References Chapter 4. Lattice Boltzmann modeling and artificial intelligence Abstract 4.1 Overview of lattice Boltzmann method and artificial intelligence 4.2 Application of lattice Boltzmann method in fuel cells 4.3 Artificial intelligence method 4.4 Combination of lattice Boltzmann method and artificial intelligence 4.5 Summary References Chapter 5. Low platinum-based electrocatalysts for fuel cells: status and prospects Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Functionalization of commercial carbon supports 5.3 Methods for loading Pt-based electrocatalysts on carbon supports 5.4 Synthesis of Pt-based electrocatalysts 5.5 Postsynthesis treatments of Pt-based electrocatalysts 5.6 Future direction and prospects References Chapter 6. Platinum group metal-free catalysts for fuel cells: status and prospects Abstract 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Platinum group metal-free catalyst development 6.3 Integration of platinum group metal-free catalyst in membrane electrode assembly 6.4 Stability and durability of platinum group metal-free cathode 6.5 Mitigation strategies 6.6 Summary Acknowledgments References Chapter 7. Effective transport properties for fuel cells: modeling and experimental characterization Abstract 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Structure and composition of porous transport layers in fuel cells 7.3 Effective transport properties 7.4 Modeling and experimental techniques 7.5 Summary References Chapter 8. Liquid water transport and management for fuel cells Abstract 8.1 Water production 8.2 Two-phase flow basics 8.3 PEMFC architecture 8.4 Channels and flow fields 8.5 Liquid management concerns and strategies 8.6 Pressure and flow control 8.7 Thermal regulation and humidification 8.8 Startup/shutdown 8.9 Surface coatings 8.10 Ultrathin electrodes 8.11 Patterned and structured porous media 8.12 Summary References Chapter 9. Fuel cell short stack testing Abstract 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Principles of fuel cell operation and testing 9.3 Testing requirements 9.4 Measurement techniques 9.5 Summary Acknowledgments References Chapter 10. Power demand for fuel cell system in hybrid vehicles Abstract 10.1 Introduction to hybrid fuel cell powertrain 10.2 Fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle road testing profiles 10.3 Fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle body modeling 10.4 Fuel cell power demand from hybrid powertrain 10.5 A case study for the fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles energy management strategy 10.6 Conclusion References Chapter 11. Bipolar plates and flow field design Abstract 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Bipolar plates 11.3 Flow field design 11.4 Materials and manufacturing 11.5 Summary Acknowledgments References Chapter 12. Heat transport and thermal management Abstract 12.1 Introduction 12.2 The heat in proton exchange membrane fuel cell 12.3 Proton exchange membrane fuel cell thermal management 12.4 Summary Nomenclature References Chapter 13. Mass transport in the cathode Abstract 13.1 Mass transfer in cathode gas flow fields 13.2 Mass transfer in cathode gas diffusion layer and microporous layer 13.3 Mass transfer in cathode catalyst layer 13.4 Summary Nomenclature References Chapter 14. Control-oriented computational fluid dynamics models for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells Abstract 14.1 Introduction 14.2 1D computational fluid dynamics model 14.3 Pseudo-2D computational fluid dynamics model 14.4 Model accuracy and computing speed 14.5 Summary Acknowledgments References Chapter 15. Fuel cell durability under automotive driving cycles—fundamentals and experiments Abstract 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Fundamental degradation mechanisms under automotive driving cycles 15.3 Steady-state durability test 15.4 In situ accelerated stress test 15.5 Ex situ accelerated stress test 15.6 Summary Acknowledgments References Chapter 16. Subzero startup of polymer electrolyte fuel cell—a battle between water and thermal management at low temperatures Abstract 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Overview of subzero experiment 16.3 Damage and mitigation in subzero scenarios 16.4 States and behavior of water at subzero 16.5 Temperature-dependent properties and thermal behavior at subzero 16.6 Subzero startup strategies and techniques 16.7 Directions for further study 16.8 Summary 16.9 Exercise questions References Further reading Chapter 17. Solid oxide fuel cells for vehicles Abstract 17.1 Overview of fuel cell 17.2 Solid oxide fuel cells for transportation 17.3 Fuel types 17.4 Applications 17.5 Challenges and related efforts 17.6 Conclusion References Chapter 18. Hydrogen refueling stations/infrastructure Abstract 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Hydrogen fuel 18.3 Hydrogen refueling station 18.4 Hydrogen refueling station networks 18.5 Challenges in hydrogen refueling stations network development 18.6 Summary Nomenclature Acronyms References Index