Fuel cells are potential candidates for storing energy in many applications; however, their implementation is limited due to poor efficiency and high initial and operating costs. The purpose of this research is to find the most influential fuel cell parameters by applying the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The ANFIS method is implemented to select highly influential parame...

This paper focuses on developing an efficient fuel storage and release method for hydrogen using lithium hydride hydrolysis for use in PEM fuel cells for low power sensor network modules over long durations. Lithium hydride has high hydrogen storage density and achieves up to 95e100% yield. It is shown to extract water vapor freely from the air to generate hydrogen and has a theoretical fuel sp...

The structure of Nafion, the polymer electrolyte membrane used in some fuel cells, has been extensively debated over recent decades. Now, a newly proposed model reveals the nanoscale arrangement that could explain the excellent transport properties of the material. Transport is a major source of pollution in cities. As a result, the development of cars and buses which generate low or negligible...

The hydrogen proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are promising to utilize in electric vehicle (EV) applications. However, PEM still encountering challenges regarding their functionality and degradation mechanism. Therefore, this paper aims study the performance of a 3.2 kW cell under accelerated operation conditions, including varying pressure at level 0.1–0.5 bar, variable loading, short...

This paper is concerned with the simultaneous flow of liquid water and gaseous reactants in mini-channels of a proton exchange membrane PEM) fuel cell. Envisaging the mini-channels as structured and ordered porous media, we develop a continuum model of two-phase channel ow based on two-phase Darcy’s law and the M2 formalism, which allow estimate of the parameters key to fuel cell operation such...

This paper describes a methodology for design and optimization of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The focus of this paper is the optimization of the fuel cell propulsion system and hydrogen storage system for a baseline aircraft. Physics-based models, and experimentally-derived sub-system performance data are used to characterize the performance of ...

Fuel cells have the potential to become an important energy conversion technology. Research efforts directed toward the widespread commercialization of fuel cells have accelerated in light of ongoing efforts to develop a hydrogen-based energy economy to reduce dependence on foreign oil and decrease pollution. Proton exchange membrane (also termed “polymer electrolyte membrane”) (PEM) fuel cells...

Nano-scale palladium was bio-manufactured via enzymatically-mediated deposition of Pd(II) from solution. The bio-accumulated metal palladium crystals were processed and applied onto carbon paper and tested as anodes in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell for power production. Up to 85% and 31% of the maximum power generation was achieved by Bio-Pd catalysts made using two strains of bact...