A recently constructed 2D calorimeter was used to measure the work and the total heat production of a single PEM fuel cell that is operated on hydrogen and oxygen at 50 °C and 1 bar. The cells had different membranes and catalyst layers, but the same porous transport layer and micro-porous layer. In this paper the distribution of the reaction entropy between the anode and the cathode, also known as the Peltier heats, was determined. This was done by the use of the measured heat through the anode and the cathode polarisation plates, the measured cell resistance, the measured overpotential and a fuel cell thermal model. The results show that the reaction entropy is almost solely related to the cathode and that the Peltier heat of the anode is near zero.
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ASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
June 14–16, 2010
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Advanced Energy Systems Division
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978-0-7918-4404-5
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On the Measured PEMFC Anode and Cathode Reversible Heats
Odne S. Burheim,
Odne S. Burheim
Norwegian University Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Signe Kjelstrup,
Signe Kjelstrup
Norwegian University Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Jon G. Pharoah,
Jon G. Pharoah
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Steffen Mo̸ller-Holst
Steffen Mo̸ller-Holst
SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
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Odne S. Burheim
Norwegian University Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Signe Kjelstrup
Norwegian University Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Jon G. Pharoah
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Preben J. S. Vie
IFE, Kjeller, Norway
Steffen Mo̸ller-Holst
SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
Paper No:
FuelCell2010-33035, pp. 1-10; 10 pages
Published Online:
December 3, 2010
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Burheim, OS, Kjelstrup, S, Pharoah, JG, Vie, PJS, & Mo̸ller-Holst, S. "On the Measured PEMFC Anode and Cathode Reversible Heats." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. ASME 2010 8th International Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference: Volume 1. Brooklyn, New York, USA. June 14–16, 2010. pp. 1-10. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2010-33035
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