Effect of Gravity and Various Operating Conditions on Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Cell Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Operating Temperature
3.2. Water Flow Rate
3.3. Cell Orientation
3.4. Anode Channel Pattern
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value |
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Operating temperature | 75 °C, 80 °C, 85 °C |
Flow rate | 25 sccm, 50 sccm, 75 sccm |
Cell orientation | X+, X−, Y+, Y−, Z+, Z− |
Pattern of channel | Quintuple serpentine, Single serpentine |
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Choi, Y.; Lee, W.; Na, Y. Effect of Gravity and Various Operating Conditions on Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Cell Performance. Membranes 2021, 11, 822. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11110822
Choi Y, Lee W, Na Y. Effect of Gravity and Various Operating Conditions on Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Cell Performance. Membranes. 2021; 11(11):822. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11110822
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Yena, Woojung Lee, and Youngseung Na. 2021. "Effect of Gravity and Various Operating Conditions on Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis Cell Performance" Membranes 11, no. 11: 822. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11110822