Fuel Cells for Transportation: Fundamental Principles and Applications

Fuel Cells for Transportation: Fundamental Principles and Applications is the first comprehensive reference on the application of fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty transportation. Addressing the subject from both a materials and engineering perspective, the book examines integration, modeling, and optimization of fuel cells from fundamentals to the latest advances. Chapters address every aspect of fuel cell systems for transport applications, including performance optimization, stack characterization, low-cost materials and catalysts, design of bipolar plates and flow fields, water and thermal management, durability under automotive driving cycles, cold start, state of the art characterization, optimization of various components, and more.

Each chapter reviews the fundamental principles of the topic before going on to examine the latest developments alongside current applications and real-world case studies. This is an essential reference for graduate students and researchers working on fuel cells for transport applications, as well as professional engineers involved in the application of fuel cells and clean energy and working in any sector of the transportation industry.

• Presents a comprehensive examination of the technologies, integration and application of fuel cells for transportation, from the fundamentals to the latest advances
• Examines the latest challenges, market outlooks and targets for fuel cells in light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles
• Offers solutions to fuel-cell system integration problems, optimization of operating conditions, and improvements for fuel-cell materials based on the latest developments
• Addresses key barriers to the commercial success of fuel cells for transportation, including durability, performance, materials and how to balance these factors

Dr. Prodip Das is an Associate Professor in Hydrogen Energy Systems at The University of Edinburgh, UK. He received his undergraduate degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) in 1998 with distinctions. He received two master's degrees. The first one was from BUET (2001) and the second one was from the University of Alberta (2003). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 2010 with a specialization in hydrogen fuel cells. His research interests and areas of expertise include Li-ion batteries, fuel cells, flow batteries, energy conversion & storage, transport phenomena in porous media, nanofluids, convective heat transfer, infrared thermography, and multi-physics modeling and simulation.

Kui Jiao is a Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Engines at Tianjin University, China. He received his PhD in 2011 from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in the field of mechanical engineering. He has experience in a variety of research fields including fuel cell, thermoelectric generators and turbocharger compressors, and has a special interest in using AI technologies to solve problems in energy. He has published over 100 papers, and received a number of prestigious awards for his work. In addition he has led significant projects in industry and academia, and is Editor of Energy and AI. He serves as Vice President of the Fuel Cell Engine Division, for the Chinese Society of Internal Combustion Engines (CSICE), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

Yun Wang received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanics and Engineering Science from Peking University in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering Pennsylvania State University. He joined the MAE (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) faculty at the University of California, Irvine in 2006. He has produced over 80 publications in PEM fuel cell, Li-air battery, and other energy systems, including a book on PEM Fuel Cell Water and Thermal Management Fundamentals in 2013 and Practical Handbook of Thermal Fluid Science (accepted). Dr. Wang served as Track chair/co-chair, session chair/co-chair, conference chair and committee member for many international conferences on fuel cell, thermal energy, and engineering. Dr. Wang received 2018 Reviewer of The Year from the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. Dr. Wang is currently Professor at the UC Irvine, ASME fellow, and RSC fellow.

Frano Barbir is Professor Emeritus at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, Croatia. He has been actively involved in hydrogen and fuel cell technology R&D, engineering and applications since 1989, working in the U.S. as a researcher and R&D manager in both industry and universities, and in Turkey as the Associate Director of Science and Technology of the UNIDO – International Center for Hydrogen Energy Technologies. His research interests include heat and mass transfer in PEM fuel cells, effects of operational conditions on fuel cell performance and durability, design of fuel cells and fuel cell stacks and systems, fuel cell applications, and hydrogen energy concept and its role in the context of energy future. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in mechanical engineering and an M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering both from University of Zagreb, Croatia, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.

Dr. Xianguo Li is a Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, and a University Research Chair, at the University of Waterloo. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Tianjin University, China, in 1982, Masters and PhD degree from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, in 1986 and 1989, respectively. His research interests include fuel cells, liquid fuel atomization and sprays, and green energy systems, as well as the thermal management of power batteries for electric vehicles. He serves as the editor in chief for the International Journal of Green Energy, and also on the editorial/advisory board for many journals, book series, encyclopedia and handbooks. He is Vice President, Technical Program, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), and President of the Fuel Cell Division, International Association for Hydrogen Energy. He is a fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineering Institute of Canada, and CSME. Dr. Li is the founder and initiator of the International Green Energy Conference series and World Fuel Cell Conference series.