Analytical and experimental investigations of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-391

  Ferng, Y M ^a   Tzang, Y C ^b   Pei, B S ^b   Sun, C C ^c   Su, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; PEMFC; Two phase flow C

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BYPRODUCTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; POWER DENSITY; PROTON EXCHANGES;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 0842289942     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3199(03)00159-9     Document Type: Article

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