OPEM
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OPEM, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OPEM's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| OPEM | Free | Open-source PEMFC simulation tool |
The facts
Each one read from OPEM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Delivery mode
- desktopchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Desktop use
- The README describes running OPEM from Windows Command Prompt or a UNIX terminal, including through OPEM.exe.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Inputs
- Its generic models accept operating variables such as feed gases, pressure, composition, temperature and current density, plus cell parameters such as active area and membrane thickness.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- ECSIM describes its software as open-source simulation tools for applied electrochemistry researchers, including people working with fuel cells.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository lists an MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Models
- The project README documents eight models: three static and five dynamic.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Online access
- The README says OPEM can run in interactive Jupyter notebooks through Binder.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OPEM models and evaluates proton-exchange membrane fuel-cell performance using static and dynamic models.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Python library
- The README documents importing OPEM models from Python and calling their analysis functions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Report formats
- The README says report mode can generate CSV, OPEM and HTML files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Results
- The README lists power, current, voltage, efficiency and thermal power among model outputs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README directs users to file an issue or email [email protected] for bug reports, and mentions a Discord server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Telegram bot
- The README describes a Telegram bot workflow for choosing a model, submitting a test vector and downloading results.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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