Computational flow analysis of bipolar plate for fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Boddu, Rajesh ^a   Majumdar, Pradip ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CELLS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DROPS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF GASES; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

BIPOLAR PLATES; COMPUTATIONAL FLOWS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUIDS; CONTACT SURFACES; EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCES; EFFICIENT; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW OF CURRENTS; FLUID FLOWS; GAS FLOW CHANNELS; HEAT TRANSFER CO-EFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSPORTS; PARALLEL CHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP COEFFICIENTS; REACTANT GASSES; REDUCED PRESSURES; TRANSPORT PROCESSES; TRILAYER; VOLTAGE LOSSES;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 55049115105     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2930772     Document Type: Article

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