The investigation of cathode layer of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell manufactured by using printing techniques

  • Jaroslaw Milewski Warsaw University of Technology
  • Arkadiusz Sienko
  • Tomasz Wejrzanowski
  • Armen Jaworski
  • Lukasz Szablowski
  • Karol Cwieka
  • Artur Olszewski
  • Arkadiusz Szczesniak
  • Jakub Skibinski
  • Olaf Dybinski

Abstract

The paper presents an investigation into the three cathode layers for the Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell that were obtained byusing printing techniques on various surfaces. The main differences during the manufacturing process were the substratesused when printing the layers: glass and two different sorts of paper. The cathodes were investigated at the theoretical andexperimental level. To identify the influence of the substrate used we built a mathematical model of the fuel cell, in which theinfluence is expressed by the conductivity of the layer. The paper demonstrates the possibility of using printing techniques tomanufacture Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell layers.

Author Biography

Jaroslaw Milewski, Warsaw University of Technology
Dr

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Published
2019-06-15
How to Cite
MILEWSKI, Jaroslaw et al. The investigation of cathode layer of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell manufactured by using printing techniques. Journal of Power Technologies, [S.l.], v. 99, n. 2, p. 82–91, june 2019. ISSN 2083-4195. Available at: <https://papers.itc.pw.edu.pl/index.php/JPT/article/view/1533>. Date accessed: 02 nov. 2024.
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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

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