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What is difference between ideal fuel cell and actual fuel cell?





Difference between ideal fuel cell and actual fuel cell is given below:


Actual fuel cell


Ideal fuel cell

In actual fuel cell the transport of oxidizer electrolyte fuel and product from electrode.


Proper proportion and maintained.


And Surface is not proper proportion and complex.


System is simple.

Homogeneous reaction turbine place for three face of oxidizer a liquid fuel electrode and solid electrode. 


No homogeneous reaction takes place.

The diffusion process at the electrode surface is quiet complex.


In ideal fuel cell the diffusion process at the electrode surface is quiet simple.

Too much liquid or gas enters the electrolyte and reduce the surface.


No liquid gas enters.


In an actual fuel cell activation energy reduces the work of cell.


In ideal fuel cell there have no activation energy.

In an actual fuel cell spurious chemical and electrochemical reaction takes place at various places within the cell.


In ideal fuel cell this reaction is absence.

In an actual fuel cell need some extra energy for various auxiliaries such as pumps, fans and coolant system.


There are not necessary in ideal fuel cell.



In an actual fuel cell there have some consideration such as

i.                    Initial cost.

ii.                  Environment effect.

iii.                Safety.

iv.                Reliability.

v.                  Metal should be corrosive.



In an ideal fuel there have no consideration.

Ohomic resistance reduces the terminal electromotive force and work of the cell.


There have no Ohomic resistance.









 Figure 1: Hydrogen and Oxygen Fuel cell




                                                                  

 Figure 2 : Hydrogen and Oxygen Fuel cell




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