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Fuel Cell Principle. Low Temperature Membrane Fuel Cells

Authors: Claude LAMY, Michel CASSIR, Daniel HISSEL, Gilles TAILLADES

Publication date: December 10, 2023

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2. Description of the hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell

  • In the case of the hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell (figure 1 ), the overall chemical reaction associated with this transformation is the combustion of hydrogen in oxygen:

    ( 2 )

    with simultaneous production of water, electrical energy W e and heat ΔQ.

    In the standard state (T = 25 °C, p = 10 5 Pa = 1 bar, liquid water) W...

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