ENERGY CHAIN PACK FCP103

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
– Fuel cell temperature display
– Easy experiment setupRecommended 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 (x3)
– e-Load box with current and voltage measurement
– Rechargeable hydrogen canister (solid storage, x2)
– programmable purge valve
– H2 pressure reducer
– Air pump with variable flowmeter
– Cell-integrated temperature sensor with display electronics
– Free air convection compression plate (“air breathing” mode)
– 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
– Understanding the coupling between power, temperature and performances of the fuel cell
– Measuring the effect of H2 pressure on characteristic curves
– Comparing forced flow and free convection FC modes
– Controlling the fuel cell output in current and voltage
– Understanding fuel cell efficiency vs. system efficiency