Model and experimental validation of a controllable membrane-type humidifier for fuel cell applications

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 312-317

  McKay, Denise A ^a   Stefanopoulou, Anna G ^a   Cook, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ESTIMATION; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; METEOROLOGY; MODEL STRUCTURES; MOISTURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SILICONES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

AIR-VAPOR MIXTURE; CONTROL-ORIENTED MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FIRST PRINCIPLES; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PARAMETERIZING; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SYSTEM MODELLING; TEMPERATURE FEEDBACK;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

EID: 52449116170     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2008.4586509     Document Type: Conference Paper

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