Hydrogen Usage Research Articles

Impact of different fuel usages on thermodynamic performances of a high bypass turbofan engine used in commercial aircraft

In this study, energy, exergy, and sustainability analyses are performed for the PW4056 engine to observe the different fuel effects on the thermodynamic performance of a turbofan engine. For this purpose, energy and exergy analyses are performed at the same dead state conditions, and then sustainability analyses are conducted for kerosene and hydrogen-powered engine and its main components. Also, nineteen thermodynamic performance metrics are adapted for the purpose of the study and used to compare the fuel performances. It is found that the fuel mass flow of the hydrogen fuel (1.03 kg/s) is lower than the kerosene fuel (2.85 kg/s), the exhaust gases mass flow of the hydrogen fuel (117.14 kg/s) is lower than the kerosene fuel (118.96 kg/s). The minimum exergy efficient component is determined as the combustion chamber in both cases, which are 64.24 % for kerosene case and 58.20 % for hydrogen case. The lowest relative exergy loss ratio is calculated to be 28.28 % for Fan outlet loss for hydrogen case, while the maximum relative exergy consumption ratio is calculated to be 51.93 % for combustion chamber for hydrogen case. The maximum productivity lack ratio is computed as 161.65 % for combustion chamber for hydrogen case, whereas the minimum relative fuel exergy waste ratio is computed as 0.02 % for high pressure turbine for hydrogen case, The highest exergetic improvement potential rate is obtained to be 24231.48 kW for combustion chamber for hydrogen case, while the lowest product ratio indicator is found to be 17.03 % for low pressure compressor for kerosene case. Furthermore, the minimum exergetic sustainability index is obtained to be 1.39 for the combustion chamber for the hydrogen case, whereas the maximum environmental effect factor is obtained to be 0.72 for combustion chamber for hydrogen case. On the other hand, with the usage of hydrogen fuel; it is observed that the exergy efficiency of the overall engine decreases from 26.9 % to 24.3 %, the ecological effect factor of the overall engine goes up from 3.712 to 4.113, the exergetic sustainability index of the overall engine rises from 0.321 to 0.369, and the waste exergy cost flow of the overall engine increases from 17.41 × 10 −3 US$/kW to 19.09 × 10 −3 US$/kW.

Investigation on the operable range and idle condition of hydrogen-fueled spark ignition engine for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

In this study, a hydrogen-fueled spark ignition engine was investigated for UAV operation, with a focus on its combustion region and idle condition. A 2.4l, four-cylinder spark ignition engine was used for experiments, with modification for hydrogen usage instead of gasoline. In experiments, the feasible combustion region and limitations of the combustion phenomena for the hydrogen-fueled spark ignition engine at specific load and speed conditions of 50 Nm and 2000 RPM were examined. It was found that owing to the wide flammability range of hydrogen, the air–fuel ratio could be varied from 1.0 to 2.4. However, misfire and backfire occurred because of the mixing issue and highly ignitable characteristics of the hydrogen–air mixture, respectively, under relatively rich conditions (excess air ratio between 1.0 and 1.5). Unstable combustion occurred under a relatively lean condition (excess air ratio>2.0). Considering important parameters such as the nitrogen oxide emissions, unburned hydrogen, and brake thermal efficiency, an excess air ratio between 1.8 and 2.0 with maximum brake torque timing (MBT) operation was appropriate for this condition. Extremely lean conditions with zero load can be achieved with stable combustion with the excess air ratio up to 3.0, which can almost eliminate nitrogen oxide emissions.

Increasing installable photovoltaic power by implementing power-to-gas as electricity grid relief – A techno-economic assessment

The integration of renewable electricity generation poses challenges for today's energy system. Since renewable potentials are geographically unevenly distributed, solutions to overcome bottlenecks such as grid congestion are necessary to raise as much renewable potentials as possible. In specific, a part of Austria is characterised with high photovoltaic installation inquiries and low electricity demand. Electricity grids are designed to cope with today's loads, therefore the integration of inquired photovoltaic would overstrain the built infrastructure. In this paper we investigate how power-to-gas can ease this photovoltaic related grid strain. The feed-in of hydrogen into natural gas transmission pipelines and the usage of hydrogen and biogas from local fermentation plants for methanation feeding synthetic natural gas (SNG) into local distribution grid is assessed in various scenarios. Based on the technical assessment results, an economic evaluation of each scenario is performed to determine generation costs of hydrogen or SNG. Depending on the electrolysers location in the electricity grid, the installable photovoltaic power can be increased significantly without causing electricity grid congestion. Costs for hydrogen and SNG vary across each scenario, mainly influenced by CapEx for electrolyser and methanation as well as electricity purchasing costs.

Hydrogen and Usability of Hydrogen Storage Technologies

Science, technology and politics agree: hydrogen will be the energy carrier of the future. It will replace fossil fuels based on a sufficient supply from sustainable energy. Since the possibilities of storing and transporting hydrogen play a decisive role here, the so-called LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers) can be used as carrier materials. LOHC carrier materials can reversibly absorb hydrogen, store it without loss and release it again when needed. Since little or no pressure is required, normal containers or tanks can be used. The volume or mass-related energy densities can reach around a quarter of liquid fossil fuels.
 This paper is to give an introduction to the field of hydrogen storage and usage of those LOHC, in particular. The developments of the last ten years have been related to the storage and transport of hydrogen with LOHC. These are crucial to meet the future demand for energy carriers e.g. for mobile applications. For this purpose, all transport systems are under consideration as well as the decentralized supply of rural areas with low technological penetration, e.g. regions of Western Africa which are often characterized by a lack of energy supply. Hydrogen bound in LOHC can provide a hazard-free alternative for distribution. The paper provides an overview of the conversion forms as well as the chemical carrier materials. Dibenzyltoluene as well as N-ethylcarbazole - as examples for LOHC - are discussed as well as chemical hydrogen storage materials like ammonia boranes as alternatives to LOHC.

Large-eddy simulation of tri-fuel combustion: Diesel spray assisted ignition of methanol-hydrogen blends

Development of marine engines could largely benefit from the broader usage of methanol and hydrogen which are both potential energy carriers. Here, numerical results are presented on tri-fuel (TF) ignition using large-eddy simulation (LES) and finite-rate chemistry. Zero-dimensional (0D) and three-dimensional (3D) simulations for n-dodecane spray ignition of methanol/hydrogen blends are performed. 0D results reveal the beneficial role of hydrogen addition in facilitating methanol ignition. Based on LES, the following findings are reported: 1) Hydrogen promotes TF ignition, significantly for molar blending ratios βX = [H2]/([H2]+[CH3OH]) ≥0.8. 2) For βX = 0, unfavorable heat generation in ambient methanol is noted. We provide evidence that excessive hydrogen enrichment (βX ≥ 0.94) potentially avoids this behavior, consistent with 0D results. 3) Ignition delay time is advanced by 23–26% with shorter spray vapor penetrations (10–15%) through hydrogen mass blending ratios 0.25/0.5/1.0. 4) Last, adding hydrogen increases shares of lower and higher temperature chemistry modes to total heat release.

Black TiOx Films with Photothermal-Assisted Photocatalytic Activity Prepared by Reactive Sputtering.

Titanium oxide is widely applied as a photocatalyst. However, its low efficiency and narrow light absorption range are two main disadvantages that severely impede its practical application. In this work, black TiOx films with different chemical compositions were fabricated by tuning target voltage and controlling O2 flow during reactive DC magnetron sputtering. The optimized TiOx films with mixed phases (TiO, Ti2O3, Ti3O5, and TiO2) exhibited fantastic photothermal and photocatalytic activity by combining high light-absorptive Ti2O3 and Ti3O5 phases with the photocatalytic TiO2 phase. The sample prepared with oxygen flow at 5.6 ± 0.2 sccm and target voltage near 400 V exhibited excellent optical absorbance of 89.29% under visible light, which could improve surface temperature to 114 °C under sunlight. This film could degrade Rhodamine-B up to 74% after 150 min of UV irradiation. In a word, this work provides a guideline for fabricating black TiOx films with photothermal-assisted photocatalytic activity by reactive DC magnetron sputtering, which could avoid the usage of hydrogen and is convenient for quantity preparation.

Partial hydrogenation and hydrogen induction: A comparative study with B20 operation in a turbocharged CRDI diesel engine

Numerous studies explored the possibility and effective strategies for supplementing hydrogen along with fossil or biofuels on internal combustion engines. Hydrogen is also being employed for formulating fuels such as hydrogen compressed natural gas in the gaseous form and hydrogenated biofuels in the liquid form. The present study evaluates (i) hydrogen usage on the fuel formulation and (ii) investigates the engine operation of an automotive turbocharged diesel engine operated with karanja biodiesel blended diesel (B20) as a reference fuel. Existing literature outlines that biodiesel blends possess lower energy content and emit higher nitric oxide (NO) emission than fossil diesel. The present research paper partially hydrogenates karanja biodiesel using an autoclave reactor with a palladium catalyst to increase the saturation levels and mitigate the biodiesel-NO penalty. Besides, the drop in energy release of B20 is compensated through the provision of hydrogen induction along the intake manifold. The hydrogen flow rates to the turbocharged engine are maintained at a fixed energy share of 10%. Both biodiesel and hydrogenated biodiesel were blended on a volume basis (20%) with fossil diesel (80%) and are designated as B20 and HB20, respectively. The test results reveal that HB20 effectively mitigates the biodiesel-NO penalty with a maximum reduction of 29.8% compared to B20. Further, hydrogen induction yielded a significant improvement (23.7%) in fuel consumption with HB20 relative to B20 without hydrogen addition. The compounding effect of hydrogen usage on the engine operation and fuel formulation exhibited a better performance and emission trade-off at mid load conditions.

Measuring Hydrogen in Indoor Air with a Selective Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensor

Hydrogen is a ubiquitous but often neglected gas. In analytical measurements hydrogen—as a harmless gas—often is not considered so no studies on hydrogen in indoor air can be found. For metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors that are increasingly pushed into the application as TVOC (total volatile organic compounds) sensors, hydrogen is a severe disturbance. On the other hand, hydrogen can be an intentional choice as indicator for human presence similar to carbon dioxide. We present a field-study on hydrogen in indoor air using selective MOS sensors accompanied by an analytical reference device for hydrogen with an accuracy of 10 ppb. Selectivity is achieved by siloxane treatment combined with temperature cycled operation and training with a complex lab calibration using randomized gas mixtures, yielding an uncertainty of 40–60 ppb. The feasibility is demonstrated by release tests with several gases inside a room and by comparison to the reference device. The results show that selective MOS sensors can function as cheap and available hydrogen detectors. Fluctuations in hydrogen concentration without human presence are measured over several days to gain insight in this highly relevant parameter for indoor air quality. The results indicate that the topic needs further attention and that the usage of hydrogen as indicator for human presence might be precluded by other sources and fluctuations.

Large-eddy simulation of tri-fuel ignition: diesel spray-assisted ignition of lean hydrogen–methane–air mixtures

We present 3D numerical results on tri-fuel (TF) combustion using large-eddy simulation and finite rate chemistry. The TF concept was recently introduced by Karimkashi et al. (Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2020) in 0D. Here, the focus is on spray-assisted ignition of methane–hydrogen blends. The spray acts as a high-reactivity fuel (HRF) while the ambient premixed methane-hydrogen blend acts as a low-reactivity fuel (LRF) mixture. Better understanding on such a TF process could enable and motivate more extensive hydrogen usage in e.g. compression ignition marine engines where spray-assisted dual-fuel (DF) combustion is already utilised. The studied spray set-up is based on the modified ECN Spray A case, see Kahila et al. (Combustion and Flame, 2019) for DF combustion. The ambient pressure and temperature are 900 K and 60 bar. The hydrogen content of the LRF blend is varied systematically by changing the molar fraction , . The main added value of the study is that we extend the TF concept to 3D. The particular findings of the study are as follows: 1) Consistent with Karimkashi et al. 2020, hydrogen delays ignition also in 3D and the effect becomes significant for . 2) The ratio between the first- and second-stage ignition delay times and . Furthermore, the ratio between 3D and 0D ignition delay times is given as for all TF cases. 3) Finally, consistent with Karimkashi et al. 2020, also in 3D the high-temperature combustion heat release mode is shown to appear stronger in TF than the low-temperature combustion mode compared to DF methane–diesel combustion.

Renewable Hydrogen: Modular Concepts from Production over Storage to the Consumer

AbstractA simulation tool called HYDRA to optimize individual hydrogen infrastructure layouts is presented. The different electrolyzer technologies, namely proton exchange membrane electrolysis, anion exchange membrane electrolysis, alkaline electrolysis, and solid oxide electrolysis, as well as hydrogen storage possibilities are described in more detail and evaluated. To illustrate the application opportunities of HYDRA, three project examples are discussed. The examples include central and decentral applications while taking the usage of hydrogen into account.

Prospects and Challenges of Green Hydrogen Economy via Multi-Sector Global Symbiosis in Qatar

Low carbon hydrogen can be an excellent source of clean energy, which can combat global climate change and poor air quality. Hydrogen based economy can be a great opportunity for a country like Qatar to decarbonize its multiple sectors including transportation, shipping, global energy markets, and industrial sectors. However, there are still some barriers to the realization of a hydrogen-based economy, which includes large scale hydrogen production cost, infrastructure investments, bulk storage, transport & distribution, safety consideration, and matching supply-demand uncertainties. This paper highlights how the aforementioned challenges can be handled strategically through a multi-sector industrial-urban symbiosis for the hydrogen supply chain implementation. Such symbiosis can enhance the mutual relationship between diverse industries and urban planning by exploring varied scopes of multi-purpose hydrogen usage (i.e., clean energy source as a safer carrier, industrial feedstock and intermittent products, vehicle and shipping fuel, and international energy trading, etc.) both in local and international markets. It enables individual entities and businesses to participate in the physical exchange of materials, by-products, energy, and water, with strategic advantages for all participants. Besides, waste/by-product exchanges, several different kinds of synergies are also possible, such as the sharing of resources and shared facilities. The diversified economic base, regional proximity and the facilitation of rules, strategies and policies may be the key drivers that support the creation of a multi-sector hydrogen supply chain in Qatar.

Rolling mill decarbonization: Tenova SmartBurners with 100% hydrogen

The European Green Deal, the Paris COP21 agreement, the EU roadmap for a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050 and more recently the “Fit for 55” package set the targets of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for several sectors. In this context, hydrogen will be relevant as a feedstock, fuel and energy storage solution. Today hydrogen use in steel industry is limited to annealing processes on a small quantity, therefore a complete transformation of the steelmaking production route from liquid steel process (Upstream) up to the rolling and finishing line (Downstream) requires development and validation of new technologies. The massive usage of hydrogen in steel industry is envisioned in the Carbon Direct Avoidance pathway reported in the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) of the Private Public Partnership Clean Steel. The paper presents the Tenova SmartBurner technology: TSX recuperative flameless for reheating applications ready to use hydrogen as fuel (up to 100%), with nitric oxides reached in the operative range from 100% natural gas to 100% hydrogen – well below the next envisioned limits (80 mg/Nm3 at 5% of O2 with furnace at 1250 °C).

Prospects of hydrogen usage as an energy resource

The prospects of hydrogen usage, its impact on the ecology of the country are investigated in this paper. The spheres of hydrogen consumption and its purpose are highlighted. The energy value of hydrogen is determined, the factors that define the relevance of hydrogen usage at present are given. The development of hydrogen energy and the need to find new efficient energy sources and develop environmentally friendly alternative fuels based on them due to the catastrophic environmental situation in the country and rapid inflation, which is upturning every day, oil reserves are declining every year, so the price becomes very unattractive. It is known that hydrogen as an environmentally friendly motor fuel is provided with high-tech methods of accumulation and storage, significantly minimizes the emission of harmful substances and can significantly improve the state of the technosphere. In order to develop the plan that will make it possible to use hydrogen in most areas of our lives it is necessary: to involve scientists and interested owners of industrial enterprises, organizations that would unite for getting quick result. However, the business is planning quite «narrow» and not in a large-scale. Combined with comprehensive energy efficiency measures and the development of renewable energy sources, large-scale production and use of hydrogen in Ukraine will decarbonize its energy sector. This will contribute to the strengthening of intersectoral ties and formation of clusters of sustainable development in the economy, strengthening of innovation and investment, creation of new employment opportunities, increase of the Ukrainian enterprises competitiveness, advancing Ukraine in the world rankings for significant improvement of the investment climate. Taking into account the size and expected growth of the existing hydrogen market, the development of renewable hydrogen projects can provide significant investment opportunities for Ukraine. Ukraine is not only one of the richest countries in Europe in terms of renewable resources, but also the country that requires new energy to support economic development. Economic analysis of different methods of hydrogen production, investigation of hydrogen storage technology and making innovative, rational decisions about these processes make it possible to create sustainable and economically feasible strategy that will change the world and ecology of all countries, etc.

Techno-Economic Assessment of Hydrogen Usage in a Smart Grid, Employing a Staggered Optimization Algorithm

A sustainable energy economy implies high shares of volatile renewable energy sources and requires the use of energy storage technologies. Hydrogen is a very flexible energy carrier and can be employed as a large-scale energy storage in electric grids. This paper focuses on the integration of hydrogen production, conversion and storage options in a smart grid environment. A process current source (PCS) that functions as a rectifier for an alkaline electrolysis system and is compared to a conventional rectifier structure that is not specifically designed for dynamic operation. All components of the smart grid are scaled using a staggered algorithm that combines a pattern search algorithm and a genetic algorithm. This smart optimization tool shows high flexibility, accuracy and low computing times. The required computing time has been reduced by 56% in contrast to genetic algorithms without the pattern search method. Furthermore, the energy system optimization reduced the alkaline electrolysis below 30% of the initial scale in order to yield lower costs. Therefore, the difference in rectifier performance was reduced to a minor contribution.

Lowest emission sustainable aviation biofuels as the potential replacement for the Jet-A fuels

Purpose The purpose of this study is to predict the performance and emission characteristics of micro gas turbine engines powered by alternate fuels. The micro gas turbine engine performance, combustion and emission characteristics are analyzed for the jet fuel with different additives. Design/methodology/approach The experimental investigation was carried out with Jet A-1 fuel on the gas turbine engines at different load conditions. The primary blends of the Jet A-1 fuels are from canola and solid waste pyrolysis oil. Then the ultrasonication of highly concentrated multiwall carbon nanotubes is carried with the primary blends of canola (Jet-A fuel 70%, canola 20% and 10% ethanol) and P20E (Jet-A 70% fuel, 20% PO and 10% ethanol). Findings The consumption of the fuel is appreciable with the blends at a very high static thrust. The 39% reduction in thrust specific fuel consumption associated with a 32% enhance in static thrust with P20E blend among different fuel blends. Moreover, due to the increase in ethanol concentration in the blends PO20E and C20E lead to a 22% rise in thermal efficiency and a 9% increase in higher oxygen content is observed. Practical implications The gas turbine engine emits very low emission of gases such as CO, CO2 and NOx by using the fuel blends, which typically reduces the fossil fuel usage limits with reduced pollutants. Originality/value The emission of the gas turbine engines is further optimized with the addition of hydrogen in Jet-A fuel. That is leading to high specific fuel exergy and owing to the lower carbon content in the hydrogen fuel when compared with that of the fossil fuels used in gas turbine engines. Therefore, the usage of hydrogen with nanofluids was so promising based on the results obtained for replacing fossil fuels.

Performance assessment of a solar powered hydrogen production system and its ANFIS model

Apart from many limitations, the usage of hydrogen in different day-to-day applications have been increasing drastically in recent years. However, numerous techniques available to produce hydrogen, electrolysis of water is one of the simplest and cost-effective hydrogen production techniques. In this method, water is split into hydrogen and oxygen by using external electric current. In this research, a novel hydrogen production system incorporated with Photovoltaic – Thermal (PVT) solar collector is developed. The influence of different parameters like solar collector tilt angle, thermal collector design and type of heat transfer fluid on the performance of PVT system and hydrogen production system are also discussed. Finally, thermal efficiency, electrical efficiency, and hydrogen production rate have been predicted by using the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) technique. Based on this study results, it can be inferred that the solar collector tilt angle plays a significant role to improve the performance of the electrical and thermal performance of PVT solar system and Hydrogen yield rate. On the other side, the spiral-shaped thermal collector with water exhibited better end result than the other hydrogen production systems. The predicted results ANFIS techniques represent an excellent agreement with the experimental results. In consequence, it is suggested that the developed ANFIS model can be adopted for further studies to predict the performance of the hydrogen production system.

Determination of degree of hydrogen usage in blast furnace

Decreasing of coke rate in blast furnace (BF) process is an actual task, one of methods of its solving being increase of natural gas consumption. Efficiency of natural gas utilization in the process of iron ore raw materials depends on degree of hydrogen usage. Determination of criteria of hydrogen usage degree in a current BF process is difficult, since during the measurements the moisture is fallen as a condensate. Making a material balance of hydrogen in the process of a current operation is also difficult, because a high carefulness is required at sampling which excludes its leak. With the aim of determining moisture content in the BF gas, a hygrometer with wide functional possibilities was designed and manufactures. To control its meterage, in parallel a weighing method was used by application of silica gel, following a material balance of hydrogen. To determine the technological factors effect on hydrogen usage degree, a long-term period of PAO “MMK” BF shop operation was analyzed, in which several periods were selected: purely coke heats, heats with high blast moistening and heats with natural gas injection. A relation between amount of oxygen removed out of the burden and index of non-direct reducing was determined. It was shown, that increase of hydrogen consumption has not direct influence on the index of carbon monoxide participation in the non-direct reducing. The study results received allow to predict the value of criteria of hydrogen usage degree in the BF heats with increased consumption of natural gas. Application of these criteria to calculation algorithms is very actual due to wide distribution of different mathematical models of BF process.

The Role of Hydrogen in Achieving Long Term Japanese Energy System Goals

This research qualitatively reviews literature regarding energy system modeling in Japan specific to the future hydrogen economy, leveraging quantitative model outcomes to establish the potential future deployment of hydrogen in Japan. The analysis focuses on the four key sectors of storage, supplementing the gas grid, power generation, and transportation, detailing the potential range of hydrogen technologies which are expected to penetrate Japanese energy markets up to 2050 and beyond. Alongside key model outcomes, the appropriate policy settings, governance and market mechanisms are described which underpin the potential hydrogen economy future for Japan. We find that transportation, gas grid supplementation, and storage end-uses may emerge in significant quantities due to policies which encourage ambitious implementation targets, investment in technologies and research and development, and the emergence of a future carbon pricing regime. On the other hand, for Japan which will initially be dependent on imported hydrogen, the cost of imports appears critical to the emergence of broad hydrogen usage, particularly in the power generation sector. Further, the consideration of demographics in Japan, recognizing the aging, shrinking population and peoples’ energy use preferences will likely be instrumental in realizing a smooth transition toward a hydrogen economy.

Reducing emissions of an SI engine by alternative spark plugs with hydrogen addition and variable compression ratio

As a consequence of the emissions-cheating scandals and more strict emission regulations enforce researchers to reduce emissions out and find alternative fuels for SI engines. For this purpose, various spark plugs are available in the market with different electrode materials. However, they have not been tested together with different engine parameters. Hence, emissions out from a variable compression spark-ignited engine with different spark plugs and hydrogen enrichment were the scope of this study. The tests were conducted with a four-stroke, single-cylinder, naturally aspirated, variable compression ratio (VCR) engine. Two different compression ratios (CR) of 8.5:1 and 10:1 at maximum brake torque (MBT) spark timing applied to assess the effects of different spark plugs and hydrogen usage at different engine loads. Copper, iridium and platinum spark plugs were tested for each experiment condition. Also, hydrogen was added through the intake manifold with flow rates of 0, 2 and 4 l/min to enhance the combustion of the VCR engine. Carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) emission values were measured in this study. According to test results, with iridium and platinum spark plug usage, hydrogen addition and higher CR, the engine emitted lower CO and UHC at all engine loads. However, a higher amount of CO2 was emitted because of increased completeness of the combustion and the amount of NOx emissions rose due to increment in-cylinder temperatures. These variances were more apparent with platinum spark plug usage compared to the iridium spark plug. As a result, the usage of iridium and platinum spark plugs were shown lower incomplete emissions products out, except NOx emissions.

Strategic implementation of pulsed oxidation for mitigation of CO poisoning in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Hydrogen generated by reforming various hydrocarbons contains impurities such as carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in varying concentrations. These impurities are known to poison the platinum and platinum alloy catalysts used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) even at elevated temperatures. Amongst other approaches, pulsed oxidation for CO conversion has been proposed to enable usage of impure hydrogen fuel in PEFC applications. The present work evaluates the pulsed oxidation technique experimentally for practical implementation under high CO contamination levels. The implementation and effects of key operating parameters such as pulse width, current, and threshold potential for activation are systematically analyzed in terms of CO mitigation effectiveness. These parameters determine the extent of CO stripping and consequently the performance and energy conversion efficiency of the PEFC. Implementation of pulsing at set threshold potential rather than at fixed time intervals is shown to improve performance recovery up to 95% of the baseline performance under pure hydrogen. Technical means of utilizing the electrical energy generated during pulsing are discussed and measured, indicating a boost in the overall energy efficiency of the cell. Extended duration testing shows the feasibility of this technique to sustain CO poisoning in PEFCs at practical current densities.