Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology

The Korean Electrochemical Society (한국전기화학회)
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Experimental and Simulation Study of PEMFC based on Ammonia Decomposition Gas as Fuel

  • Zhao, Jian Feng (College of Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering) ;
  • Liang, Yi Fan (College of Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering) ;
  • Liang, Qian Chaos (College of Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering) ;
  • Li, Meng Jie (College of Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering) ;
  • Hu, Jin Yi (College of Power Engineering, Naval University of Engineering)
  • Received : 2021.04.15
  • Accepted : 2021.06.02
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

Compared with hydrogen, ammonia has the advantages of high gravimetric hydrogen densities (17.8 wt.%), ease of storage and transportation as a chemical hydrogen storage medium, while its application in small-scale on-site hydrogen production scenarios is limited by the need for complex separation equipment during high purity hydrogen production. Therefore, the study of PEMFC, which can directly utilize ammonia decomposition gas, can greatly expand the application of fuel cells. In this paper, the output characteristics, fuel efficiency and the variation trend of hydrogen concentration and local current density in the anode channel of fuel cell with the output voltage of PEMFC fueled by ammonia decomposition gas were studied by experiment and simulation. The results indicate that the maximum output power of the hybrid fuel decreases by 9.6% compared with that of the pure hydrogen fuel at the same inlet hydrogen equivalent. When the molar concentration of hydrogen in the anode channel is less than 0.12, the output characteristics of PEMFC will be seriously affected. Employing ammonia decomposition gas as fuel, the efficiency corresponding to the maximum output power of PEMFC is approximately 47%, which is 10% lower than the maximum efficiency of pure hydrogen.

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