Water flux in membrane fuel cell humidifiers: Flow rate and channel location effects

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 408-418

  Cave, P ^a   Merida W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Humidifier; Mass transfer; Membrane; Single phase; Water management

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COUNTER FLOW OPERATION; HUMIDIFIERS; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NAFION MEMBRANES;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 36348960218     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.08.103     Document Type: Article

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