Hydrogen, Batteries and Fuel Cells provides the science necessary to understand these important areas, considering theory and practice, practical problem-solving, descriptions of bottlenecks, and future energy system applications. The title covers hydrogen as an energy carrier, including its production and storage; the application and analysis of electrochemical devices, such as batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers; and the modeling and thermal management of momentum, heat, mass and charge transport phenomena. This book offers fundamental and integrated coverage on these topics that is critical to the development of future energy systems.
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Table of Contents
1. General Introduction2. Description of methods for production and storage of hydrogen especially based on renewable energy like solar and wind power
3. Introduction/repetition of thermodynamics
4. Introduction to electrochemistry
5. Introduction to porous media
6. Explanation of the principles of various fuel cells including electrolyzers but main focus on PEMFC and SOFC
7. Material properties, transport properties for fuel cells
8. Electrochemical kinetics, heat and mass transfer, charge and water transport in fuel cells
9. The basic governing equations for all transport phenomena and methods for modeling, especially thermal management of batteries and fuel cells
10. Setting up models for estimation of performance of electrochemical devices
11. Engineering aspects of fuel cells in vehicles
