CFD-based modelling of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-78

  Sivertsen, B R ^a   Djilali, N ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Fuel cell modeling; Overpotential; Parallel computing; PEM fuel cell; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROTONS; REACTION KINETICS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELS; FUEL CELL MODELING; OVERPOTENTIAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 12344249718     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.08.054     Document Type: Article

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