Fuel cell performance improvements using cell-to-cell flow distribution control

Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 283-290

  Hensel, J Peter ^a   Gemmen, Randall S ^a   Hetzer, Brian J ^a   Thornton, Jimmy D ^a   Vipperman, Jeffrey S ^b   Clark, William W ^b   Ayhan, A Fatih ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANODES; CATHODES; COOLING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; LABORATORIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRODE POROSITY; FUEL CELL ENERGY MANAGEMENT (FCEM); MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 4344687308     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/fuelcell2004-2482     Document Type: Conference Paper

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