Polymer electrolyte fuel cell design based on three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics modeling

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0213101-02131014

  Cordiner, Stefano ^a   Lanzani, Simon Pietro ^a   Mulone, Vincenzo ^a   Chiapparini, Marco ^b   D'Anzi, Angelo ^b   Orsi, Donatella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Exergy Fuel Cells Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Clean energy; Fuel cell design; Hydrogen; PEFC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; CLEAN ENERGY; CO-FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; DESIGN PROCEDURE; FUEL CELL DESIGNS; LIQUID COOLING; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL DESIGN; OPERATING CONDITION; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POWER DENSITIES; TARGET PARAMETER;

DESIGN; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUEL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955292901     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3080560     Document Type: Article

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