Exergetic performance analysis of a PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 307-321

  Ay, M ^a   Midilli, A ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^b  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Current density; Exergy efficiency; Membrane thickness; PEMFC; Pressure; Temperature; Thermodynamic irreversibility

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; EXERGY; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EXERGETIC PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; THERMODYNAMIC IRREVERSIBILITY;

FUEL CELLS;

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; EXERGY; FUEL CELLS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 33645944349     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1150     Document Type: Article

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