The internal mass transfer laws of membrane electrode is quantitatively studied by the experiment and theoretical calculation method.On this basis,the quantitative design strategy is proposed for gradient membrane electrodes.Moreover,the polarization curve equation of membrane electrode is established,and then the performance characteristic parameters of membrane electrode are obtained based on the experiment and equation regression.These parameters can directly reflect the electrochemical performance,internal resistance and mass transfer performance of membrane electrode,and provide an intuitive basis for the optimization of membrane electrode.The three-dimensional space model of membrane electrode was constructed,and the numerical simulation calculation is performed to obtain the distribution of oxygen in the membrane electrode.Based on the experimental data and theoretical calculation results,the quantitative design strategy of gradient membrane electrode is proposed herein.
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