Polarization characteristics and property distributions of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell under cathode starvation conditions

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 865-877

  Ko, Dongsoo ^a   Kang, Youngmin ^a   Yang, Jangsik ^a   Jeong, Jihwan ^a   Choi, Gyungmin ^a   Kim, Duckjool ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cathode starvation; Gas velocity; Local temperature; PEMFC; Polarization characteristics

Indexed keywords

CELL TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW SOLVER; GAS VELOCITY; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; MEAN TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PEMFC; POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; POLARIZATION CURVES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STAR-CD; STARVATION CONDITIONS; UNIT CELLS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CURRENT DENSITY; MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; PROTONS; WATER CONTENT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77955822399     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1603     Document Type: Article

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