Functional Coating Systems (FSS)

The department’s core scientific competences are in line with the requirements of electrochemical converters with polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs). They are centered on the fields of modeling and simulation, physico-chemical analytics, electrochemistry, physics, and manufacturing technology. This makes the department capable of designing, manufacturing, testing, and characterizing functional coating systems for membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs). In order to better understand the complex functional relations, the operating behavior of MEAs is modeled and simulated. In addition, the relevant MEA structures are analyzed and characterized in detail to clarify their impact on the operating behavior of the electrochemical cell.

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MEA Manufacturing Technology

• Process development and scaling • Dispersion manufacturing • Coating and drying • Assembly and joining • Rheology and tensiometry • Roughness and surface energy analysis

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Modellierung und Simulation

• Open Source Zell und Stacksimulationen mit Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) • Simulation des Stofftransportes in porösen Materialien mit Lattice Boltzmann • Modellbildung für Elektrodensysteme

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Last Modified: 19.01.2023