Thermal analysis and optimization of a portable, edge-air-cooled PEFC stack

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 324-333

  Flückiger, Reto ^a   Tiefenauer, Andreas ^b   Ruge, Martin ^c   Aebi, Christian ^d   Wokaun, Alexander ^a   Büchi, Felix N ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^c BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^d CEKA Elektrowerkzeuge AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Edge air cooling; PEFC; Specific cost; Specific power; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW FIELDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

CELL VOLTAGE; EDGE-AIR-COOLING; HEAT REMOVAL; LIQUID WATER FRACTION; THERMAL POWER LIMITATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 34548676156     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.05.079     Document Type: Article

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