Numerical investigation of transport phenomena and electrochemical reactions in PEM fuel cell cathode

International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-148

  Zamel, Nada ^a   Li, Xianguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathode catalyst layer; Current density losses; Electron transfer; Stefan Maxwell equation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROLYTES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CATHODE CATALYST LAYER; CURRENT DENSITY LOSSES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; STEFAN-MAXWELL EQUATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 39149096661     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/2.2.126     Document Type: Article

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