Study of the effects of various parameters on the transient current density at polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell start-up

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2296-2307

  Mishra, Bikash ^a   Wu, Junxiao ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonisothermal; Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell; Start up; Transient; Two phase

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; INFLOW CONDITIONS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LIQUID WATER; MASS TRANSPORT; NON-ISOTHERMAL MODELS; NONISOTHERMAL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELDS; SINGLE PHASE; START-UP; TIME-SCALE; TRANSIENT CURRENT; TWO PHASE; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; OPTICAL DEVICES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CELL MEMBRANES;

CURRENT; ELECTROLYTE; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE; MODELING; POLYMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 66149178847     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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