Effect of cathode channel dimensions on the performance of an air-breathing PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 844-857

  Manoj Kumar, P ^a   Kolar, Ajit Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Cathode channel dimensions; Cell characteristics; PEM fuel cell; Performance

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; BUOYANCY INDUCED FLOW; CATHODE CHANNEL; CATHODE CHANNEL DIMENSIONS; CELL HEIGHT; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TEMPERATURE; CHANNEL DEPTH; CHANNEL WIDTHS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; EFFECT OF CATHODE; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; IN-CELL; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NONISOTHERMAL; OVERPOTENTIAL; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; PEM FUEL CELL; SINGLE-PHASE MODEL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; STEADY STATE; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VOLTAGE LOSS; WATER TRANSPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CELLS;

EID: 76849100847     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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