The performance of PEM fuel cells fed with oxygen through the free-convection mode

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Li, Pei Wen ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Wang, Qing Ming ^a   Schaefer, Laura ^a   Chyu, Minking K ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental test; Free convection mass transfer; PEM fuel cell; Theoretical analysis

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYTES; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; OXYGEN; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CHEMICAL ENERGY;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0037465479     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(02)00535-9     Document Type: Article

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