Thermal-fluid-dynamic simulation of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell using a hierarchical 3D-1D approach

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-327

  Cordiner, Stefano ^a   Mulone, Vincenzo ^a   Romanelli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D simulation; Clean energy; Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrogen; PEFC

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS DYNAMICS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

FUEL CELL SIMULATION; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; THERMAL FIELDS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 34748829741     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2744052     Document Type: Article

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