2011年8月
中性子ラジオグラフィによる小型燃料電池の水分布評価
電気化学及び工業物理化学
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- 巻
- 79
- 号
- 8
- 開始ページ
- 614
- 終了ページ
- 619
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- DOI
- 10.5796/electrochemistry.79.614
- 出版者・発行元
- The Electrochemical Society of Japan
Neutron radiography is a useful tool for the visualization of the water distribution in fuel cells. In this study, we prepared a high-spatial-resolution neutron imaging system and a small-sized fuel cell, and we observed the through-plane water distribution in the fuel cell after operation. Fuel cell operations were carried out while varying the gas flow rate in the constant-current mode. Under low-flow rate conditions, the voltage decreased as the operation time increased, dropping below 0.2 V after 7.5 min. A neutron image shows that water distribution was observed around the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) at the beginning of the operation, and it expanded over time to the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and the channel on the cathode side. The water thickness peak was located at the cathode-side GDL. Fuel cell operation was more stable under high-flow rate conditions than under low-flow rate conditions. Neutron imaging results suggest that stable fuel cell operation can be attributed to water discharge due to expulsion by the gas flow.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.5796/electrochemistry.79.614
- ISSN : 1344-3542
- CiNii Articles ID : 10029341772
- CiNii Books ID : AN00151637