Abstract
The manufacturing of a fuel cell Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) is a significant cost driver in polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technologies, primarily due to the inclusion of expensive materials in the catalyst layer. The selective deposition of a catalyst on the MEA of a fuel cell can drastically reduce the costs depending upon the catalyst, method used for deposition, and production volume. In this paper, testing and analysis of a novel catalyst iridium oxide is discussed. The performance of the catalyst will be compared with the conventional catalysts which will give us an estimate of its effectiveness however, in this paper, only its feasibility in terms of cost is discussed.
Recommended Citation
N. P. Kulkarni et al., "MEA Manufacturing using an Additive Manufacturing Process to Deposit a Catalyst Pattern in an MEA and Its Impact on Cost Reduction," Proceedings of the 21st Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (2010, Austin, TX), pp. 773 - 785, University of Texas at Austin, Aug 2010.
Meeting Name
21st Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium -- An Additive Manufacturing Conference (2010: Aug. 9-11, Austin, TX)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Keywords and Phrases
Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA)
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Publication Date
11 Aug 2010
Comments
This research was supported by Missouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center and Product Innovation and Engineering, LLC. A grant from Air Force Research Laboratory is also appreciated.