Development of a cylindrical PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 713-719

  Bullecks, Brian ^a   Rengaswamy, Raghunathan ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debangsu ^b   Campbell, Gregory ^c  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

^c Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Cylindrical; Gravimetric power density; PEMFC; Volumetric power density; Water management

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CYLINDRICAL; GRAVIMETRIC POWER DENSITY; PEMFC; VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY;

COST REDUCTION; DESIGN; MANUFACTURE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79251625038     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.079     Document Type: Article

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