Transient model of heat, mass, and charge transfer as well as electrochemistry in the cathode catalyst layer of a PEMFC

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 393-406

  Genevey, Daniel B ^a   Von Spakovsky, Michael R ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^a   Nelson, Douglas J ^a   Olsommer, Benoît ^a,b   Topin, Frédéric ^a,c   Siegel, Nathan ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PROTONS; REACTION KINETICS; WATER CONTENT;

BACKING LAYERS; BUTLER-VOLMER EQUATION; CATALYST LAYERS; CATALYST MATERIAL; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY; CURRENT LIMITING; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; HOMOGENEOUS MODELS; IONIC CURRENT; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MASS CONSERVATION; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; PLATINUM PARTICLES; PLATINUM SURFACE; POLYMER MEMBRANE; PROTON TRANSPORT; TRANSIENT MODEL; WATER TRANSPORT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 78249253312     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-33322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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