DocumentCode
969071
Title
Fuel Cells
Author
Fox, H.W. ; Roberts, R.
Author_Institution
Office of Naval Research,D.C.
Volume
8
Issue
4
fYear
1961
fDate
12/1/1961 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
162
Lastpage
174
Abstract
A comparison is drawn between the theoretical efficiencies of heat-engines and fuel-cells in the conversion of chemical to electrical energy. The electrochemical principles governing the operation of fuel-cells are discussed. Short descriptions, including performance curves, are given of a few selected fuel-cell types including low, intermediate, and high temperature cells, and redox and regenerative cells. An example is given of a rough calculation of battery and fuel weight and volume for a given power level and total energy demand.
Keywords
Batteries; Chemicals; Fuel cells; Heat engines; Manganese; Resistance heating; Steam engines; Temperature distribution; Turbines; Zinc;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Component Parts, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2422
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCP.1961.1136609
Filename
1136609
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