P112
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Description
Item ref. P111 Field of use: general science and chemistry, FC engineering Education grades: university/vocational training
Package suitable for a first level of engineering training on fuel cells and fuel cell systems with hands-on experimentation. The included ClearPak fuel cell delivers high current densities with a realistic thermal response. Water management inside the cell is clearly visible. Pack enables the control of fuel cell performances through the complete balance-of-plant system.
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Key features
- High performance, large fuel cell - See-through fuel cell to observe water by-product of reaction - Realistic flow field design. The fuel cell behaves like a real industrial FC. - Sturdy design - Take apart fuel cell and system that can be assembled by students - Easy experiment setup
Recommended for fuel cell general science, chemistry, electrochemistry, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and electric education/training courses. |
Package includes
- Take apart forced flow fuel cell with serpentine flow field design - Fuel cell core - e-Load box with current and voltage measurement - Rechargeable hydrogen canister (solid storage) - Manual purge valve - Air pump with variable flowmeter - Torque screwdriver and flat wrench - Cables and tubing - 24V power supply - Teaching material - Robust suitcase packaging |
Experiments
- Building a fuel cell and a fuel cell circuit
- Understanding the fuel cell system and how it is controlled
- Plotting characteristic curves at various operating conditions
- Understanding energy conversion and efficiency calculation
- Measuring the effect of catalyst loading
- Measuring and analyzing the effect of fuel cell core compression
- Understanding the effect of H2 purging on performances and fuel management
- Measuring the effect of air stoichiometry on FC behavior
- Observing the water production and evacuation in the flowfield
- Observing water liquid/vapor phase changing in the fuel cell and understanding dew point physics
- Controlling the fuel cell output in current and voltage
- Understanding fuel cell efficiency vs. system efficiency
Technical specifications
Fuel cell core: 25cm² active area
Fuel cell: 7W / 15.5A at 0.4V
Max temperature: 70°C (158°F)
H2 storage: 10NL
Air pump: 0.2-1.2sL/min
Cables: 50cm each
Torque screwdriver: 0.8-2Nm
E-load: 20A, 1.2V
1 990,00 €
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