A finite volume method for multicomponent gas transport in a porous fuel cell electrode

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 577-599

  Stockie, John M ^a   Promislow, Keith ^b   Wetton, Brian R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convection diffusion; Finite volume method; Fuel cells; Multicomponent transport; Porous medium; Stiff systems

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GAS TRANSPORT;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

ELECTRODE; FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUE; FUEL CELL; GAS FLOW;

EID: 0037470298     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.453     Document Type: Article

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