A parametric study of cathode catalyst layer structural parameters on the performance of a PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2417-2427

  Khajeh Hosseini Dalasm, N ^a   Kermani, M J ^a   Moghaddam, D Ghadiri ^a   Stockie, J M ^b  

^a New Technologies Research Center   (Iran)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Macro homogeneous model; Numerical simulations; PEM fuel cell; Sensitivity study

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYER; CATALYST LAYERS; HOMOGENEOUS MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PEM FUEL CELL;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EQUATIONS OF STATE; LOADING; PLATINUM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; REACTION RATES; TITRATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 76749132001     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.12.111     Document Type: Article

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