Coupled CFD and process simulation of a fuel cell auxiliary power unit

Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 339-345

  Zitney, Stephen E ^a   Prinkey, Michael T ^b   Shahnam, Mehrdad ^b   Rogers, William A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER;

COMPLEX GEOMETRY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 4344689346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/fuelcell2004-2490     Document Type: Conference Paper

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