STUDY ON DIFFUSION PROCESSES OF WATER AND PROTON IN PEM USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
In this paper a molecular dynamics calculation model for the Nafion 117 membrane is constructed by Materials Studio (MS) software platform to study its micro-structure and transport properties. Based on the calculation model, cell structures of different water content of Nafion 117 membrane are obtained and the predicted density values of simulated cell are in good agreement with experimental data. Meanwhile, the diffusion processes of water molecules and hydrogen ions in the membrane are studied, respectively. The predicted diffusion coefficients of both water molecules and hydrogen ions increase with the water content, which agrees well with the variation trend of experimental data. The reasons for the deviation between numerical results and the experiment values in literature are analyzed.
Lei Chena Hong Lin Wen-Quan Tao
School of Energy & Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
国际会议
桂林
英文
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2010-11-16(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)