INVESTIGATION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ELECTROCHEMICAL PARAMETERS INFLUENCING FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE.

Abstract

Several aspects of electrochemical energy conversion were investigated. A theoretical analysis of electrochemical energy conversion devices was developed and checked by experimental measurements. The results show that performance characteristics of a cell can be predicted from the polarization curves of the individual electrodes. The design and performance of a precise and versatile automatic polarization apparatus is described. This device records polarization results directly on semilogarithmic paper. High current palladium-hydrogen diffusion electrodes can be achieved by oxidation pretreatment. An equation for hydrogen diffusion in betapalladium was determined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609718

Entities

People

  • N. D. Greene

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Cells
  • Conversion
  • Diffusion
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Equations
  • Fuel Cells
  • Hydrogen
  • Measurement
  • Oxidation
  • Palladium
  • Polarization

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology