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APPENDIX B<br />

MASS BALANCE OF A FIVE CELL ELECTROLYZER STACK<br />

The mass balance of a 5 cell electrolysis stack and its auxiliary equipments at steady<br />

state is shown here. Flow diagram of the system was given in Figure B1.<br />

Figure B.1. Stream Numbers of the System<br />

Current, voltage, temperature and streams 1, 4, 5, 6 were the measured parameters.<br />

Measured streams and their units were given in the table below.<br />

Table B.1. Measured Stream Units<br />

Stream No Stream Name Unit<br />

1 Electrolyzer <strong>water</strong> inlet (gr/min)<br />

4 Graduated cylinder oxygen output (15ml/sec)<br />

5 Gas-Liquid separator <strong>hydrogen</strong> output (ml/min)<br />

6 Gas-Liquid separator <strong>water</strong> output (gr/5min)<br />

Peristaltic pump on stream 1 was set to 10.01gr/min <strong>water</strong> at the beginning and did<br />

not change through the test. Current was set to 6Amp and it was monitored continuously.<br />

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