Numerical investigation of the impact of gas and cooling flow configurations on current and water distributions in a polymer membrane fuel cell through a pseudo-two-dimensional diphasic model

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 5213-5227

  Chupin, Sylvain ^a,b   Colinart, Thibaut ^c   Didierjean, Sophie ^a   Dubé, Yves ^b   Agbossou, Kodjo ^b   Maranzana, Gaël ^a   Lottin, Olivier ^a  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c ENSTA BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Catalyst layer; Current distribution; Modelling; PEM fuel cell; Two phase flow; Water management

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; COOLING WATER; DIFFUSION IN GASES; HYDROGEN; MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CATALYST LAYERS; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; WATER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENTS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77950921097     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.03.027     Document Type: Article

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