Numerical analysis of catalyst agglomerates and liquid water transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 8433-8445

  Jung, Chi Young ^a   Park, Chi Hoon ^a   Lee, Young Moo ^a   Kim, Wha Jung ^b   Yi, Sung Chul ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agglomerate; CFD; Model; PEMFC; Three phase

Indexed keywords

BACK DIFFUSION; CATALYST LAYERS; CELL POLARIZATION; CFD MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELS; ELECTRO-OSMOTIC DRAG; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LIQUID WATER; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POTENTIAL FIELD; WATER GENERATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

AGGLOMERATION; CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; PROTONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77955571703     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.05.035     Document Type: Article

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