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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
FUEL CELL: Feasibility analysis of its application in automobiles
Submission Author:
Rodrigo Gontijo , MG
Co-Authors:
Lorenzo Marzano, Arthur Rezende, Rodrigo Gontijo
Presenter: Rodrigo Gontijo
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-2831
Abstract
The need to reduce the emission of harmful gases into human life, together with the dependence on oil as a primary source of fuel for internal combustion engines (ICE), are part of the current global scenario. This scenario opens space for fuel cells (FC), technology that generates electricity as the main product of oxide-reduction reactions between Hydrogen and Oxygen. An efficient and clean alternative that appears as a possibility for the substitution of ICE. The present article proposes a model of FC and compares it technically with a conventional ICE, in order to prove the efficiency, performance and environmental impact feasibility of the use of this technology in commercial vehicles.
Keywords
Fuel Cell, Internal combustion engine, energy efficiency, PEMFC, Oxireduction
