Date of Award
Summer 1968
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical Engineering
First Advisor
Richardson, Robbert L.
Second Advisor
Lewis, James
Third Advisor
Bush, John E.
Abstract
An evaluation of the transient effects of reactant starvation on fuel cell performance was accomplished. Four forms of react ant starvation were investigated: Loss of reactant flow, loss of reactant pressure, loss of reaction sites due to inert accumulation, and loss of reaction sites due to excessive electrolyte. The effects of reactant starvation were evaluated in a single-cell, hydrogen-oxygen, low-temperature fuel cell. The various abnormalities were each applied to the hydrogen and oxygen reaction cavities separately, then to both simultaneously. Stabilization rates, stabilization levels, and transient responses were observed and compared to define the processes of reactant starvation. Relationships between the extent of reactant starvation and cell polarization, and between the extent of reactant starvation and the stabilized cavity pressure were established as a result of this study.
Recommended Citation
Bruesewitz, David R., "The Transient Effects of Reactant Starvation on Fuel Cell Performance" (1968). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 3970.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/3970