Analytical model of flow maldistribution in polymer electrolyte fuel cell channels

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6145-6154

  Basu, Suman ^a   Wang, Chao Yang ^a   Chen, Ken S ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow maldistribution; Fluid mechanics; Mathematical modeling; Multiphase flow; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; FLOW RATIOS; FLOW-FIELD DESIGN; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS LIQUIDS; IN-CHANNELS; INLET GAS; KEY PARAMETERS; LIQUID PRODUCTS; LIQUID WATER; LOCAL FLOWS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POROUS MEDIA; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLUID MECHANICS; FUEL CELLS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INLET FLOW; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 77957901185     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.08.036     Document Type: Article

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