Voltage loss and fluctuation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: The role of cathode channel plurality and air stoichiometric ratio

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1948-1954

  Siefert, Nicholas S ^a   Litster, Shawn ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flooding; Instability; Microchannel; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Two phase flow; Water management

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; AIR FLOW-RATE; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE CHANNEL; CONSTANT CURRENT; CRITICAL ISSUES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOODING; FLOW-FIELD DESIGN; GAS DELIVERY; INSTABILITY; LINEARLY PROPORTIONAL; LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID WATER; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PARALLEL MICROCHANNELS; PEM FUEL CELL; PER UNIT; POROUS ELECTRODES; POWER DENSITIES; POWER-SPECTRA; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ROBUST OPERATION; SCALING ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS; VOLTAGE LOSS;

ELECTRODES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 78649515587     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.10.026     Document Type: Article

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