Effect of flow field design on the performance of elevated-temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 390-411

  Sinha, Puneet K ^a   Wang, Chao Yang ^a   Beuscher, Uwe ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b W L GORE AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

95 C operation; Non isothermal model; Parallel and serpentine flow field design; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FLOW FIELDS; SERPENTINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NON-ISOTHERMAL MODEL; PARALLEL FLOW FIELD DESIGN; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELD DESIGN;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FLOW FIELDS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 33947507593     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1257     Document Type: Article

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