2020年9月14日
Influence of the Diffusion Media Structure for the Bubble Distribution in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
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- 巻
- 167
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- 13
- 開始ページ
- 134502
- 終了ページ
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1149/1945-7111/abb565
- 出版者・発行元
- The Electrochemical Society
Direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs) have received considerable attention because they can generate a higher power density compared to other direct liquid fuel cells. However, when generated CO2 bubbles are retained in the anode's porous transport layer (PTL), the performance of the DFAFCs deteriorates. The gas–liquid two-phase flow behavior within a PTL is not clear; therefore, in this work the power-generation characteristics of DFAFCs using two types of PTL, carbon paper and carbon cloth, were investigated. It was found that the maximum current density was approximately 60 mA cm−2 higher with the carbon cloth than with the carbon paper. The CO2 bubble distribution in the anode's PTLs was visualized by X-ray computed tomography and discuss the effects of the bubbles on the power-generation performance of DFAFCs. We found that interstices in a carbon-cloth PTL provided pathways for bubble migration and release to the channel, so that the bubbles did not deteriorate the power output. Bubble accumulation in a carbon-paper PTL led to a drop in power output, confirming that the structure of the PTL and the CO2 bubbles affect the power-generation characteristics.
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- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abb565 本文へのリンクあり
- Web of Science
- https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000570809900001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- 共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
- 多孔質内多成分系混相流の流動様式の解明とエネルギー機器への応用
- URL
- https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/abb565 本文へのリンクあり
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1149/1945-7111/abb565
- ISSN : 0013-4651
- eISSN : 1945-7111
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000570809900001