Effects of porosity gradient in gas diffusion layers on performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4786-4794

  Huang, Yu Xian ^a   Cheng, Chin Hsiang ^a   Wang, Xiao Dong ^b   Jang, Jiin Yuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Gas diffusion layer; Porosity gradient; Water management

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAS CONDENSATES; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; POROSITY; PROTONS; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CATALYST SITE; CELL PERFORMANCE; DIFFUSIVITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; NON-ISOTHERMAL MODELS; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PARALLEL CHANNEL; PARAMETRIC STUDY; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; POROSITY GRADIENT; POROSITY GRADIENTS; SERPENTINE CHANNEL; WATER TRANSPORT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CURRENT; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; FUEL CELL; HEAT TRANSFER; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649854245     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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