A numerical investigation of gas flow and heat transfer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-280

  Yuan, Jinliang ^a   Rokni, Masoud ^a   Sundén, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CATHODES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURRENT DENSITY; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

FRICTION FACTOR; MASS TRANSPORT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITION;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0242579306     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/716100507     Document Type: Article

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