PEM Fuel Cells: Characterization and Modeling

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Jasna Jankovic, Jürgen Stumper
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, May 22, 2023 - Technology & Engineering - 508 pages

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of modeling and characterization of PEM fuel cells. It focuses on i) fuel cell performance modeling and performance characterization applicable from single cells to stacks, ii) fundamental and advanced techniques for structural and compositional characterization of fuel cell components and iii) electrocatalyst design. Written by experts in this field, this book is an invaluable tool for graduate students and professionals.

 

Contents

1 Introduction
1
Structural and compositional characterization
5
3 Characterization approaches for atomically dispersed platinum group metalfree catalysts
87
4 Synchrotron Xray imaging of PEMFCs
113
methods and applications
137
Performance modelingcharacterization
171
7 Physical models of performance
231
8 Porescale simulation in the electrode of PEMFC a review and tutorial
277
9 Voltage loss breakdown in PEM fuel cells
315
10 Relationships between stack performance transfer leaks and Hsub2subemissions
415
CatalysisCL components
459
Index
489

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About the author (2023)

Dr. Jasna Jankovic

is a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut (UConn). Prior to joining UConn, she completed Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia, Canada and worked in industry and government labs, resulting in almost 20 years of experience, more than 50 publications and 2 patents.

Dr. Jürgen Stumper

has over 25 years experience in the PEM fuel cell area and has worked in various positions in research institutes, industry and university. His main areas of expertise are catalyst research and fuel cell performance diagnostics. He has over 95 scientific publications and is inventor on 9 patents.