A preliminary study of a six-cell stack with dead-end anode and open-slits cathode

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2795-2801

  Yang, Tao ^a   Shi, Pengfei ^b  

^a HUAIHAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Hydrogen circulation; Open slit cathode; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; GRAPH THEORY; POLARIZATION;

AIR-BREATHING; HYDROGEN CIRCULATION; OPEN-SLIT CATHODE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 44449169941     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.03.025     Document Type: Article

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