Design and optimization of the gas channels of a PEMFC using CFD-based simulation

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

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Sui, P C ^a   Kumar, S ^b   Djilali, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CODES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION;

ELECTRON CONDUCTORS; GAS CHANNELS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFC);

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33845811046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/fuelcell2006-97234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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