Assisted water management in a PEMFC with a modified flow field and its effect on performance

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 6887-6896

  Bunmark, Natthawoot ^a   Limtrakul, Sunun ^a   Fowler, Michael W ^b   Vatanatham, Terdthai ^a   Gostick, Jeff ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back diffusion; Flow channel; Flow field; Fuel cell; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Slanted channel; Water management

Indexed keywords

ANODE FLOW FIELD; BACK DIFFUSION; CELL PERFORMANCE; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW PLATES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LIQUID WATER; MEMBRANE HYDRATION; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SLANTED CHANNELS; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WATER REMOVAL; WET CONDITIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHANNEL FLOW; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FLOW FIELDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77954820850     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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