Novel biometric flow slab design for improvement of PEMFC performance

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1366-1375

  Wang, Chin Tsan ^a   Hu, Yuh Chung ^a   Zheng, Pei Lun ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biometric flow slab; Cell performance; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRICS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; PRESSURE DROP; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS;

CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TYPES; FLOW UNIFORMITY; LIQUID WATER REMOVAL; LOWER PRESSURES; POWER PERFORMANCE; SLAB DESIGN; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP;

PARALLEL FLOW;

BIOMETRY; DESIGN; FLOW PATTERN; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 73149114417     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.05.039     Document Type: Article

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