Experiment and simulation investigations for effects of flow channel patterns on the PEMFC performance

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-23

  Ferng, Yuh Ming ^a   Su, Ay ^a   Lu, Shao Ming ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow channel; PEMFC; Performance experiment

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYTOLOGY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CELL VOLTAGES; CFD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW CHANNEL; FLOW CHANNEL PATTERNS; FLOW CHANNELS; PARALLEL FLOWS; PEMFC; PERFORMANCE EXPERIMENT; SERPENTINE FLOWS; SIMULATION MODELS; SINGLE PATHS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 38349160717     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1320     Document Type: Article

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