Effective transport coefficients in PEM fuel cell catalyst and gas diffusion layers: Beyond Bruggeman approximation

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2785-2796

  Das, Prodip K ^a,b   Li, Xianguo ^a   Liu, Zhong Sheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bruggeman approximation; Effective conductivity; Effective diffusivity; Hashin Shtrikman bounds; PEM fuel cell; Porous media

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COATED MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROLYTES; ESTIMATION; FUEL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BRUGGEMAN APPROXIMATION; EFFECTIVE CONDUCTIVITY; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; HASHIN-SHTRIKMAN BOUNDS; PEM FUEL CELL;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CATALYST; CONDUCTIVITY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY; ELECTROLYTE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; GAS FLOW; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 77956483272     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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