Operational and safety analyses of a commercial PEMFC system

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4147-4160

  Gerbec, Marko ^a   Jovan, Vladimir ^a   Petrovčič, Janko ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; PEM fuel cell; Process safety; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; MAINTAINABILITY; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); QUALITY ASSURANCE; REACTION KINETICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TREES (MATHEMATICS); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURES; HAZARD AND OPERABILITY; HYDROGEN RELEASES; MAINTENANCE TASKS; PEM FUEL CELL; POINT VALUE; PROCESS SAFETY; PRODUCTION MODES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; RATE DATA; RELIABILITY , AVAILABILITY , AND MAINTAINABILITY; SAF ETY ASPECTS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SYSTEM START-UP;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 50349100309     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.04.063     Document Type: Article

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