The Relationship Between PEM Fuel Cell Performance and Liquid Water Formation in The Anode and Cathode

Mulyazmi Mulyazmi

Abstract


One factor that affects the performance of a PEM fuel cell is the water content in the fuel cell membrane. The membrane water content is influenced by the humidity of the reactants that flow into the cell. In this study, a membrane humidifier is used to control the relative humidity of reactants fed into a PEM fuel cell. The result was that liquid water on the anode side of PEM fuel cells occurred at temperatures from 353 to 363 K. At temperatures below 353 K, the water from the anode output was in the vapor phase. When the relative humidity at the cathode (RHC) and the relative humidity at the anode (RHA) were 90%, there was an increase in performance, and liquid water formation at the cathode occurred at temperatures from 303 K to 333 K. When the temperature was increased above 333 K, the effects on the cell performance and on the liquid water formation were not significant.

Keywords


Relative humidity; Liquid Water; Performance; PEM Fuel Cell

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