Flow structures and frictional characteristics on two-phase flow in microchannels in PEM fuel cells

Proceedings of 2005 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 897-904

  Lee, Eon Soo ^a   Hidrovo, Carlos H ^a   Steinbrenner, Julie E ^a   Wang, Fu Min ^a   Vigneron, Sebastien ^a   Goodson, Kenneth E ^a   Eaton, John K ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHILIC WALL; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE; LIQUID PHASE FILM;

CHANNEL FLOW; FRICTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33646571928     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FEDSM2005-77369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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