Advances in computational fluid dynamics modeling for PEM fuel cells

Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 959-965

  Shimpalee, S ^a   Lee, W K ^a   Van Zee, J W ^a   Naseri Neshat, H ^b  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENERGY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA);

CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; EVAPORATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0347412219     PISSN: 0146955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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