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The National Conference with international participation on New Cryogenic and Isotope Technologies for Energy and Environment - EnergEn 2018 is organized by the National Research-Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea with the scientific participation of the University of Pitesti and the University of Craiova and will be held at Baile Govora, in 2018.
OPTIMAL OPERATION CONDITIONS IDENTIFICATION OF AN OPEN CATHODE PEMFC FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS Print

OPTIMAL OPERATION CONDITIONS IDENTIFICATION OF AN OPEN CATHODE PEMFC FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS


Dorin Schitea1,*, Laurențiu Pătularu1, Elena Carcadea1, Gabriel Răsoi1, Ioan Așchilean2


1National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICSI Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no. 4, P.O. Box Râureni 7, 240050, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania;

2Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Building Services Engineering Department, Cluj-Napoca, Romania


abstract

The integration of PEM fuel cell type in various industry branches, either for mobile or stationary applications, it is becoming increasingly due to the multiple advantages that they offer.

Operation optimization and sustainability increase of fuel cells are achieved by technical and constructive parameters of the cell components, especially by the geometric characteristics of gas flow channels made in graphite plates.

Uniform distribution of the humidified gas in the electrochemically active areas and rapid evacuation of water from the reaction zones are determined by the geometrical arrangement and number of channels through which supply the reactants and reaction products discharge.

Keywords: PEM fuel cell, open cathode PEMFC design, graphite plates.