Corrosion characteristics and fuel cell performance of a cost‐effective high Mn–Low Ni austenitic stainless steel as an alternative to SS 316L bipolar plate

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 6804-6818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitish Kumar ◽  
Gouse Peera Shaik ◽  
Saravanan Pandurangan ◽  
Bhawna Khalkho ◽  
Lakshman Neelakantan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance

Experimental fuel cell performance analysis under different operating conditions and bipolar plate designs

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (20) ◽  
pp. 11437-11447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Iranzo ◽  
Miguel Muñoz ◽  
Eduardo López ◽  
Javier Pino ◽  
Felipe Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance

Enhanced corrosion resistance and fuel cell performance of Al1050 bipolar plate coated with TiN/Ti double layer

2013 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 727-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Kyung Lee ◽  
Jung-Kon Kim ◽  
Tae-Jun Kim ◽  
Hannah Song ◽  
Jun-Hyuk Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Double Layer ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance

Effects of Bipolar Plate Material and Impurities in Reactant Gases on PEM Fuel Cell Performance

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (26) ◽  
pp. 8898-8905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazem Tawfik ◽  
Kamel El-Khatib ◽  
Yue Hung ◽  
Devinder Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Pem Fuel Cell ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Plate Material ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance

Sintered Stainless Steel for Interconnectors for PEM Fuel Cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 706-709 ◽  
pp. 1047-1051
Author(s):  
Renata Włodarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Bipolar Plates ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Sintered Stainless Steel ◽  
Materials Used

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance strongly depends on properties of the fuel cell stack bipolar plates (BPs). Bipolar plates are a key component of fuel cells. Functions of materials used for fuel cells include even distribution of gas fuel and air, conduction of electricity between the adjacent cells, heat transfer from the cell as well as prevention of gas leakage and cooldown. Due to multifunctionality of fuel cell plates, choice of materials used for plates is immensely difficult. This paper presents opportunities of application of a new technology of powder sintering for creation of parts for electricity and heat generators. Sintered stainless steel 316LHD was investigated as a candidate material for bipolar plate materials. 316L powders were compacted with the following load: 700MPa, 550MPa, and 200MPa, and then sintered at the temperature of 1250 °C in hydrogen medium. The main criterion for selection of a particular material for components of fuel cells is their corrosion resistance in operating conditions of hydrogen fuel cells. In order to determine resistance to corrosion in the environment of operation of fuel cells, potentiokinetic curves (as a function of temperature) were registered in synthetic solution 0.1M H2SO4 + 2 ppmF- at 80°C. The investigations also covered measurements of mechanical properties and microstructural testing of sinters with austenitic structure.

Investigation of bipolar plate geometry on direct methanol fuel cell performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (23) ◽  
pp. 18403-18411 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kianimanesh ◽  
B. Yu ◽  
Q. Yang ◽  
T. Freiheit ◽  
D. Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Direct Methanol ◽  
Plate Geometry ◽  
Methanol Fuel Cell

scholarly journals Optimization of Fuel Cell Performance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Tabbi Wilberforce ◽  
Oluwatosin Ijaodola ◽  
Ogungbemi Emmanuel ◽  
James Thompson ◽  
Abdul Ghani Olabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Bipolar Plate ◽  
Pem Fuel Cells ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Plate Material ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance ◽  
Exchange Membrane

A low cost bipolar plate materials with a high fuel cell performance is important for the establishment of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM ) fuel cells into the competitive world market. In this research, the effect of different bipolar plates material such as Aluminum (Al), Copper (Cu), and Stainless Steel (SS) of a single stack of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells was investigated both numerically and experimentally. Firstly, a three dimensional (3D) PEM fuel cell model was developed, and simulations were conducted using commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) ANSYS FLUENT to examine the effect of each bipolar plate materials on cell performance. Along with cell performance, significant parameters distributions like temperature, pressure, a mass fraction of hydrogen, oxygen, and water is presented. Then, an experimental study of a single cell of Al, Cu, and SS bipolar plate material was used in the verification of the numerical investigation. Finally, polarization curves of numerical and experimental results was compared for validation, and the result shows that Al serpentine bipolar plate material performed better than Cu and SS materials. The outcome of the investigation was in tandem to the fact that due to adsorption on metal surfaces, hydrogen molecules is more stable on Al surface than Cu and SS surfaces.

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