On the relative influence of convection in serpentine flow fields of PEM fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 404-412

  Feser, J P ^a   Prasad, A K ^a   Advani, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel bypass; Convection diffusion; Flow field; GDL; PEM; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; REACTION KINETICS; SERPENTINE;

CHANNEL BYPASS; CONVECTION-DIFFUSION; FLOW FIELD; GDL; PEM;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33748972066     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.04.129     Document Type: Article

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