Parametric study of transport phenomena in PEM fuel cells using a 3D computational model

Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 187-194

  Berning, T ^a   Djilali, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; REACTION KINETICS;

NERNST-PLANCK EQUATIONS; OHMIC LOSSES;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 1242310002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/fuelcell2003-1718     Document Type: Conference Paper

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