03629cam a2200289 a 4500 15078674 20080331145043.0 071113s2008 njua b 001 0 eng 9780471689584 (cloth) 0471689580 (cloth) DLC DLC BAKER C#P YDXCP OUP DLC 621.312429 22 MEN Mench, Matthew M. 28695 Fuel Cell Engines / Matthew M. Mench. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008. xi, 515 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction to Fuel Cells -- Preliminary remarks -- Fuel cells as electrochemical engines -- Generic fuel cell and stack -- Classification of fuel cells -- Potential fuel cell applications and markets -- History of fuel cell development -- Summary -- 2. Basic Electrochemical Principles -- Electrochemical versus chemical reactions -- Electrochemical reaction -- Scientific units, constants, and basic laws -- Faraday's Laws: consumption and production of species -- Measures of reactant utilization efficiency -- The generic fuel cell -- Summary -- 3. Thermodynamics of Fuel Cell Systems -- Physical nature of thermodynamic variables -- Heat of formation, sensible enthalpy, and latent heat -- Determination of change in enthalpy for nonreacting species and mixtures -- Determination of change in enthalpy for reacting species and mixtures -- Psychrometrics: thermodynamics of moist air mixtures -- Thermodynamic efficiency of a fuel cell -- Maximum expected open-circuit voltage: Nernst voltage -- Summary -- 4. Performance Characterization of Fuel Cell Systems -- Polarization curve -- Region I: activation polarization -- Region II: ohmic polarization -- Region III: concentration polarization -- Region IV: other polarization losses -- Polarization curve model summary -- Summary -- 5. Transport in Fuel Cell Systems -- Ion transport in an electrolyte -- Electron transport -- Gas-phase mass transport -- Single-phase flow in channels -- Multiphase mass transport in channels and porous media -- Heat generation and transport -- Summary -- 6. Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells -- Hydrogen PEFC -- Water balance in PEFC -- PEFC flow field configurations and stack design -- Direct alcohol polymer electrolyte cells -- PEFC degradation -- Multidimensional effects -- Summary -- 7. Other Fuel Cells -- Solid oxide fuel cells -- Molten carbonate fuel cells -- Phosphoric acid fuel cells -- Alkaline fuel cells -- Biological and other fuel cells -- Summary -- 8. Hydrogen Storage, Generation, and Delivery -- Modes of storage -- Modes of generation -- Hydrogen delivery -- Overall hydrogen infrastructure development -- Summary -- 9. Experimental Diagnostics and Diagnosis -- Electrochemical methods to understand polarization curve losses -- Physical probes and visualization -- Degradation measurements -- Summary. Fuel cells. 28696 Mec Ele February2012 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007046855-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007046855-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007046855-t.html ddc BB 16412 16412 0 0 ddc 0 0 MERIC MAIN MAIN 1ST 2012-02-07 purchase 1069.00 13167 1 5 621.312429 MEN 000026015 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2019-05-12 BB