Micro & nano-engineering of fuel cells / editors, Dennis Y.C. Leung, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Jin Xuan, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
Material type: TextSeries: Sustainable energy developments ; volume 11Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]Copyright date: c2015Description: xxxiv, 301 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415644396 (hardback)
- Micro and nano-engineering of fuel cells
- 621.312429 MIC 22
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"A Balkema book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Fuel cells supply electricity by converting fuels via electrochemical reactions. The energy conversion process is highly efficient. The process is also clean as it produces no or low emission depending on the fuel used. There is a high potential that fuel cells can replace conventional batteries to achieve a higher environmental performance. However, in spite of the attractive system efficiencies and environmental benefits associated with fuel-cell technology, it has proven to be difficult to develop the scientific concepts into commercially viable industrial products. These problems have often come from both scientific and engineering issues. This edited book brings together leading researchers in various fields of engineering science from all over the world discussing the recent trends and needs on micro & nano-engineering of fuel cells, creating new engineering knowledge and optimizing the system on a micro and nano-scale. The small scales discussed in this book are particularly important, because (1) most of the underlying interactions governing the fuel cell performance occur at a scale from nanometers to microns; and (2) some engineering tasks that cannot be accomplished in macro-scale are proven achievable in micro and nano-scales. The book can be categorized into two subject areas: theoretical foundation research and applications research. The latest progress in the engineering science for electrolyte, electrode materials and whole-cell design are covered"-- Provided by publisher.
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