Configuration effects of air, fuel, and coolant inlets on the performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell for automotive applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6749-6764

  Kang, Sanggyu ^a   Min, Kyoungdoug ^a   Mueller, Fabian ^b   Brouwer, Jacob ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Air flow direction; Coolant flow direction; Flow configuration; Fuel flow direction; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW DIRECTION; COOLANT FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW CONFIGURATION; FUEL FLOW DIRECTION; PEMFC;

AIR; COOLANTS; COOLING; COOLING WATER; CURRENT DENSITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW SIMULATION; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; TEMPERATURE;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 68749087028     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.06.049     Document Type: Article

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