Numerical optimization design of PEM fuel cell performance applying the Taguchi method

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2010, Pages 249-255

  Cheng, Shan Jen ^a   Miao, Jr Ming ^b   Wu, Sheng Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation; Optimization; PEMFC; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS; PEM FUEL CELL; PEMFC; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; ROBUST DESIGNS; SIMULATION RESULT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUM OF SQUARES; TAGUCHI; THREE-LEVEL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FUEL CELLS; OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI METHODS; TEMPERATURE; CATHODES;

NUMERICAL METHODS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 78751622108     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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