Analytical solution for two-phase flow in PEMFC gas diffusion layer

Proceedings of 4th International ASME Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gan, Mingfei ^a   Chen, Lea Der ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONTROL; FUEL CELLS; MASS TRANSFER; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

MICRO POROUS LAYER (MPL); MULTICOMPONENT TRANSPORT; SEPARATE FLOW MODEL (SFM); UNSATURATED FLOW MODEL (UFM);

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33845794410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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