Using a quasi-potential transformation for modeling diffusion media in polymer-electrolyte fuel cells

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 488-509

  Weber, Adam Z ^a   Newman, John ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathode water management; Gas diffusion layer; Modeling; PEFC; Quasi potential

Indexed keywords

CATHODE DIFFUSION; ELECTRONIC POTENTIALS; GAS-DIFFUSION LAYER; GRID-INDEPENDENT; MODELING; MULTILAYER MEDIA; NONISOTHERMAL; PEFC; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POTENTIAL TRANSFORMATIONS; QUASI POTENTIAL; SERIES SOLUTIONS; TWO-PHASE FLOWS; WATER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENTS;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 68249146256     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/08071973X     Document Type: Article

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