2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Numerical analysis for performance evaluation to develop new PEFC electorocatalyst
| Project/Area Number |
23760076
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Engineering fundamentals
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
TACHIKAWA Yuya 九州大学, 水素エネルギー国際研究センター, 特任助教 (70587857)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 計算力学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The effect of applying electrocatalyst with metal oxide support as a hydrophilic catalyst in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) is evaluated to compare with hydrophobic carbon support used typical cell by numerical analysis based on experimental data. It is found that a hydrophilic SnO2support used anode catalyst has advantages to control the water transport around the cell inside and preventing from anode drying-up and cathode flooding under low humidification
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