Fuel Cells (eBook)

Vladimir S. Bagotsky is an acclaimed scientist in the field of electrochemical phenomena. A former department head at the Moscow Power Sources Institute, where he supervised the development of fuel cells for various national and international projects, including the Sputnik satellites, Dr. Bagotsky also spent twenty years as a department head and principal scientist at the A. N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry. He has published more than 400 papers in scientific journals and in 2010 was acknowledged by the ECS for his sixty-five years spent working in theoretical electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, and applied electrochemistry.

Preface xi

Preface to the First Edition xiii

Symbols xvi

Abbreviations xvii

Part I. Introduction 1

Introduction 3

1. The Working Principles of a Fuel Cell 5

2. The Long History of Fuel Cells 25

Part II. Major Types of Fuel Cells 41

3. Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 43

4. Direct Liquid Fuel Cells 71

5. Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells 99

6. Alkaline Fuel Cells 107

7. Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells 123

8. Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells 133

9. Other Types of Fuel Cells 159

10. Fuel Cells and Electrolysis Processes 177

Part III. Inherent Scientific and Engineering Problems 189

11. Fuel Management 191

12. Electrocatalysis 207

13. Membranes 233

14. Structural and Wetting Properties of Fuel Cell Components 243
Coauthor: Yurif M. Volfkovich

15. Mathematical Modeling of Fuel Cells 267
Felix N. Büchi

16. Experimental Methods for Investigating Fuel Cell Stacks 275

17. Small Fuel Cells for Portable Devices 291

18. Nonconventional Design Principles for Fuel Cells 307

Part V. Commercialization of Fuel Cells 325

19. Applications 327

20. Fuel Cell Work in Various Countries 351

21. Outlook 363

General Bibliography 371

Author Index 373

Subject Index

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