Study on a new structure of the separator plate assembly for molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) stacks

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-192

  Zhou, Li ^a   Lin, Huaxin ^a   Yi, Baolian ^a   Zhang, Huamin ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC); Separator plate assembly (SPA); Stack; Structure

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; FLOW PATTERNS; FUEL CELLS; GASKETS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VAPORIZATION;

CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL (MCFC); SEPARATOR PLATE ASSEMBLY (SPA);

SEPARATORS;

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; FLOW PATTERNS; FUEL CELLS; GASKETS; SEPARATORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 33845925272     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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