Numerical studies on an air-breathing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 23-24, 2007, Pages 4698-4712

  Zhang, Y ^a   Pitchumani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Fuel cell orientation; Numerical model; Passive fuel cell; Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR BREATHING; HYDROGEN FED; PASSIVE FUEL CELL;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34748868672     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.03.044     Document Type: Article

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