Fuel Cell Science Pack
The Fuel Cell Science Pack is designed to demonstrate how hydrogen can be used to produce electricity through a fuel cell. The Pack contains a handbook illustrating various experiments to help better understand how a fuel cell works.
Key Features
- Excellent for newcomers in Fuel Cell Science, gives a practical demonstration of the fuel cell science, and an initiation into electrochemistry.
- High Performance/Large Fuel Cell
- Water production visible in the Fuel Cell due to see-through cell
- Sturdy design
Package Includes
- Rechargeable hydrogen canister
- Take apart fuel cell
- Fuel cell core
- Electronic Load box with current and voltage measurement
- Purge valve
- Cables and tubing
- Electric Motor and Fan
- Set of three resistances
- Teaching Material
Technical Specification
- Fuel cell core - 25cm² active area
- H2 storage - 10NL
- Cables - 50cm each
- Electric Motor and Fan - 25mW
- Fuel Cell - 3.5W/7.0A
- Resistive Load - Operates on a 9V Battery
Experiments
- Building a fuel cell and a fuel cell circuit
- Plotting characteristic curves at various operating conditions
- Understanding energy conversion and efficiency calculation
- Determining the effect of air convection on FC performances
- Measuring the effect of catalyst loading on FC performances
- Measuring the effect of FC resistance
News
STOP PRESS - February 2011: World-leading fuel cell test systems from Scribner Associates
Inc.
Alvatek Ltd and Scribner Associates Inc. have signed an exclusive distribution agreement under which Alvatek will sell and support Scribner’s test platforms in the UK. Scribner’s fuel cell test systems are already successfully in use in the UK in both university research and fuel cell manufacturers and in particular the 850e range of fuel cell test systems and 890-series of loads. Details will be added to the Alvatek website however, in the meantime, you can get more details by following this link or by contacting Steve Fryatt at Alvatek directly on 01666 500991.
Alvatek Ltd and Scribner Associates Inc. have signed an exclusive distribution agreement under which Alvatek will sell and support Scribner’s test platforms in the UK. Scribner’s fuel cell test systems are already successfully in use in the UK in both university research and fuel cell manufacturers and in particular the 850e range of fuel cell test systems and 890-series of loads. Details will be added to the Alvatek website however, in the meantime, you can get more details by following this link or by contacting Steve Fryatt at Alvatek directly on 01666 500991.
July 2010 Alvatek have been appointed UK resellers for Pragma Industries fuel cell products. Pragma Industries are a leading provider for fuel cells, education products and cell compression units.
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