The dynamic response of PEM fuel cells to changes in load

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1743-1759

  Benziger, Jay ^a   Chia, E ^a   Moxley, J F ^a   Kevrekidis, I G ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Multiphase reactors; Nonlinear dynamics; Polymer swelling; Reaction engineering

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; HYSTERESIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

AUTOHUMIDIFICATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES (PEM); STEADY STATES; STIRRED TANK REACTORS (STR);

FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELL;

EID: 13444263243     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.10.033     Document Type: Article

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