On the effects of non-uniform property distribution due to compression in the gas diffusion layer of a PEMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2936-2948

  Chi, P H ^a   Chan, S H ^a   Weng, F B ^a   Su, Ay ^a   Sui, P C ^b   Djilali, N ^b  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deformation; Fuel cells; Gas diffusion layer; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CLAMPING FORCE; COMPRESSION FORCE; COMPRESSION RATIOS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL KINETICS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MULTICOMPONENTS; NONUNIFORM; NONUNIFORMITY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SERPENTINE CHANNEL; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECIES CONCENTRATION; TEST CELL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; UNIT CELLS; WATERFLOODING;

CELLS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77951024091     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.066     Document Type: Article

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