Foreword |
Preface and acknowledgments |
Preface to the Second Edition |
Introduction / 1: |
What Is a Fuel Cell? / 1.1: |
A Very Brief History of Fuel Cells / 1.2: |
Types of Fuel Cells / 1.3: |
How Does a PEM Fuel Cell Work? / 1.4: |
Why Do We Need Fuel Cells? / 1.5: |
Fuel Cell Applications / 1.6: |
References |
Fuel Cell Basic Chemistry and Thermodynamics / 2: |
Basic Reactions / 2.1: |
Heat of Reaction / 2.2: |
Higher and Lower Heating Value of Hydrogen / 2.3: |
Theoretical Electrical Work / 2.4: |
Theoretical Fuel Cell Potential / 2.5: |
Effect of Temperature / 2.6: |
Theoretical Fuel Cell Efficiency / 2.7: |
Carnot Efficiency Myth / 2.8: |
Effect of Pressure / 2.9: |
Summary / 2.10: |
Problems |
Quiz |
Fuel Cell Electrochemistry / 3: |
Electrode Kinetics / 3.1: |
Voltage Losses / 3.2: |
Cell Potential: Polarization Curve / 3.3: |
Distribution of Potential Across a Fuel Cell / 3.4: |
Sensitivity of Parameters in Polarization Curve / 3.5: |
Fuel Cell Efficiency / 3.6: |
Implications and Use of Fuel Cell Polarization Curve / 3.7: |
Solution |
Main Cell Components, Material Properties, and Processes / 4: |
Cell Description / 4.1: |
Membrane / 4.2: |
Electrodes / 4.3: |
Gas Diffusion Layer / 4.4: |
Bipolar Plates / 4.5: |
Fuel Cell Operating Conditions / 5: |
Operating Pressure / 5.1: |
Operating Temperature / 5.2: |
Reactant Flow Rates / 5.3: |
Reactant Humidity / 5.4: |
Fuel Cell Mass Balance / 5.5: |
Fuel Cell Energy Balance / 5.6: |
Stack Design / 6: |
Sizing a Fuel Cell Stack / 6.1: |
Stack Configuration / 6.2: |
Uniform Distribution of Reactants to Each Cell / 6.3: |
Uniform Distribution of Reactants Inside Each Cell / 6.4: |
Heat Removal from a Fuel Cell Stack / 6.5: |
Stack Clamping / 6.6: |
Fuel Cell Modeling / 7: |
Theory and Governing Equations / 7.1: |
Modeling Domains / 7.2: |
Modeling Examples / 7.3: |
Conclusions / 7.4: |
Fuel Cell Diagnostics / 8: |
Electrochemical Techniques / 8.1: |
Physical and Chemical Methods / 8.2: |
Fuel Cell System Design / 8.3: |
Hydrogen/Oxygen Systems / 9.1: |
Hydrogen/Air Systems / 9.2: |
Fuel Cell Systems with Fuel Processors / 9.3: |
Electrical Subsystem / 9.4: |
System Efficiency / 9.5: |
Transportation Applications / 10: |
Stationary Power / 10.2: |
Backup Power / 10.3: |
Fuel Cells for Small Portable Power / 10.4: |
Regenerative Fuel Cells and Their Applications / 10.5: |
Durability of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells / 11: |
Scope and Organization of This Chapter / 11.1: |
Types of Performance Losses / 11.3: |
PEFC Components Associated with Different Types of Losses / 11.4: |
Operating Conditions / 11.5: |
Accelerated Test Protocols / 11.6: |
Conclusions and Future Outlook / 11.7: |
Acknowledgments |
Future of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen / 12: |
A Brief History of Hydrogen as a Fuel / 12.1: |
Hydrogen Energy Technologies / 12.3: |
Is the Present Global Energy System Sustainable? / 12.4: |
Predicting the Future / 12.5: |
Sustainable Energy System of the Future / 12.6: |
Transition to Hydrogen or a "Hydricity Economy" / 12.7: |
The Coming Energy Revolution? / 12.8: |
Index / 12.9: |
Foreword |
Preface and acknowledgments |
Preface to the Second Edition |
Introduction / 1: |
What Is a Fuel Cell? / 1.1: |
A Very Brief History of Fuel Cells / 1.2: |