Effect of compression on the water management of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell with different gas diffusion layers

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210121-0210127

  Shi, Zhongying ^a   Wang, Xia ^a   Guessous, Laila ^a  

^a Oakland University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; BIPOLAR PLATES; COMPRESSION EFFECTS; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; DEFORMATION RESULT; FEA MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW DIRECTION; FUEL CELL MODEL; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LIQUID WATER; LOW OXYGEN; REACTION SITES; SATURATION LEVELS;

ASSEMBLY; CELLS; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; MANAGEMENT; OXYGEN; POROSITY; POROUS PLATES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 77955456582     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3177451     Document Type: Article

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