Device and Materials Modeling in PEM Fuel Cells (Paperback, 2009 ed.)

Computational studies on fuel cell-related issues are increasingly common. These studies range from engineering level models of fuel cell systems and stacks to molecular level, electronic structure calculations on the behavior of membranes and catalysts, and everything in between. This volume explores this range. It is appropriate to ask what, if anything, does this work tell us that we cannot deduce intuitively? Does the emperor have any clothes? In answering this question resolutely in the affirmative, I will also take the liberty to comment a bit on what makes the effort worthwhile to both the perpetrator(s) of the computational study (hereafter I will use the blanket terms modeler and model for both engineering and chemical physics contexts) and to the rest of the world. The requirements of utility are different in the two spheres. As with any activity, there is a range of quality of work within the modeling community. So what constitutes a useful model? What are the best practices, serving both the needs of the promulgator and consumer? Some of the key com- nents are covered below. First, let me provide a word on my 'credentials' for such commentary. I have participated in, and sometimes initiated, a c- tinuous series of such efforts devoted to studies of PEMFC components and cells over the past 17 years. All that participation was from the experim- tal, qualitative side of the effort.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Topics in Applied Physics, 113
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2009
Editors:	Stephen J. Paddison • Keith S. Promislow
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	588
Edition:	2009 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4899-8831-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Physical chemistry > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Electrical engineering > Power generation & distribution Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Electrical engineering > Energy conversion & storage Promotions
LSN:	1-4899-8831-9
Barcode:	9781489988317

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