Porous materials as fluid distributors in polymer electrolyte fuel cells - A computational performance analysis

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Advanced Energy Systems Division (Publication) AES

Volumn 43, Issue , 2003, Pages 307-315

  Senn, S M ^a   Poullkakos, D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HEAT ENGINES; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW FIELDS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS (PEFC);

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 1842479205     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-42310     Document Type: Conference Paper

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