Cell-Based Experimental Analysis of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)

Abstract

This study is focused on sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) and a cell based experimental analysis of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell. By keeping NaBH₄, citric acid (C₆H₈O₇) which is used as a catalyzer and pure water at a static charge, the interchange of a cell based voltage rating of PEM fuel cell with ten cells at two different temperatures is evaluated. 3 g NaBH₄, H₂O/NaBH₄: 2 mol/mol (x=0) and C₆H₈O₇ catalyzer/NaBH₄: 0.1 g/g and 250 cm³ of reactor volume production are realized. When the water temperature was raised to 60 ºC from 40 ºC, total voltage rating increased 6.1%. While, in the experiment of 40 ºC, the interchange in voltage ratings are between 0.53 V and 0.78 V, mean values in the experiment of 60 ºC are between 0.61 V and 0.79 V.

Keywords

• PEM fuel cell,sodium borohydride,hydrolysis,power generation

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