Numerical study of assembly pressure effect on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2134-2140

  Taymaz, Imdat ^a   Benli, Merthan ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Assembly pressure; CFD; Deformation; FEA; PEM

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ASSEMBLY PRESSURE; BIPOLAR PLATES; CATALYST LAYERS; CONTACT BEHAVIOR; CONTACT PROBLEM; DEFORMATION EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUEL CELL COMPONENTS; FUEL CELL DESIGNS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH PRESSURE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPERATING CONDITION; PEM FUEL CELL; SINGLE CHANNELS;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; LEAKAGE; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSMOSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 77950339435     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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