A2-2 Cell Level Characterization

Wednesday, October 14, 2015: 14:00-18:00
211-B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Chairs:
Roswitha Zeis and Daniel M. Peppin
14:00
Experimental Results with Fuel Cell Start-up and Shut-down. Impact of Type of Carbon for Cathode Catalyst Support
O. Lottin, J. Dillet, G. Maranzana (LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), S. Abbou (LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), S. Didierjean (LEMTA, CNRS, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy), A. Lamibrac (Paul Scherrer Institut), R. L. Borup, R. Mukundan (Los Alamos National Laboratory), and D. Spernjak (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
14:40
Development of Accelerated Stress Tests for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
R. Mukundan, D. A. Langlois, D. Torraco, R. Lujan, K. Rau (Los Alamos National Laboratory), D. Spernjak, A. M. Baker (University of Delaware), and R. L. Borup (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
15:00
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cells
F. Mack, R. Laukenmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Helmholtz Institute Ulm), S. Galbiati, J. A. Kerres (University of Stuttgart, Institute of Chem. Proc. Eng.), and R. Zeis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Helmholtz Institute Ulm)
15:20
The Importance of Diffusion Mechanisms in High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Q. Cao, S. B. Beale, U. Reimer, D. Froning (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH), and W. Lehnert (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
15:40
Large-Scale Optimization of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
P. Andrei (Florida State University, Florida A&M University) and M. Mehta (Aeropropulsion, Mechatronics and Energy Center, Florida State University)
16:00
Intermission
16:20
Resistance Measurements for Multilayer Supported Membranes
D. M. Peppin, M. Yandrasits (3M Company), and A. S. Fochs (3M Company)
16:40
Current Density Distribution in the Lateral Direction of Conventional and Interdigitated Flow Field
U. N. Shrivastava (Michigan Technological University) and K. Tajiri (Michigan Technological University)
17:00
Method to Resolve Transport Distance for Oxygen Diffusion in the Land-Channel Geometry of a PEMFC
U. N. Shrivastava (Michigan Technological University) and K. Tajiri (Michigan Technological University)
17:20
Effect of Hydrophilic Treatment of Cathode Channel on Liquid Water Transport through Gas Diffusion Layer and Performance of PEFC
K. Nishida, Y. Kono, T. Nakamura (Kyoto Institute of Technology), and R. Giga (Kyoto Institute of Technology)