Flow characterization of a polymer electronic membrane fuel cell manifold and individual cells using particle image velocimetry

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-279

  Grega, Lisa ^a   McGarry, Matthew ^a   Begum, Mahfuja ^a   Abruzzo, Ben ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VELOCITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; POLYMER ELECTRONIC MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 34748890497     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2743072     Document Type: Article

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