Three-dimensional simulation of a molten carbonate fuel cell stack under transient conditions

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-192

  He, W ^a   Chen, Q ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Molten carbonate fuel cell stack; Three dimensional simulation; Transient conditions

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSIENTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0032091622     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(97)02800-0     Document Type: Article

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