Numerical modeling of a single channel polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 336-344

  Vasileiadis, N ^a   Brett, D J L ^a   Vesovic, V ^a   Kucernak, A R ^a   Fontes, E ^b   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Technical Sales Engineer Comsol Multiphysics GmbH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATLAB; OXYGEN; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER VAPOR;

CROSS-FLOW MODE; CURRENT MAPPING EXPERIMENTS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 34748863546     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2756557     Document Type: Article

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