Numerical analysis of current distribution at proton exchange membrane fuel cell compared by segmented current collector cell

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-449

  Onda, Kazuo ^a   Taniuchi, Takuya ^a   Araki, Takuto ^a   Sunakawa, Daisuke ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current density distribution; Membrane properties measurement numerical model of PEMFC; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; PSEUDO-TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION CODE; SEGMENTED CURRENT COLLECTOR CELL;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 38049021101     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2759506     Document Type: Article

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