Along-channel flooding prediction of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 883-896

  Karimi, G ^a   Jamekhorshid, A ^a   Azimifar, Z ^a   Li, X ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Current distribution; Flooding; Mathematical modeling; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Water management

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING; ACTIVE CATALYST; AVERAGE CURRENT DENSITIES; CATHODE FLOODING; CATHODE FLOW; CATHODE GAS; CATHODE GAS CHANNEL; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONSERVATION LAW; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; GASPHASE; LIQUID SATURATION; LIQUID WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MEAN VALUES; MODEL RESULTS; NONUNIFORM CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PRESSURE; OVER-HEATING; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; POWER OUT PUT; SURFACE COVERAGES; THERMODYNAMIC QUALITY; TWO-PHASE TRANSPORT; WATER TRANSPORT;

CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; GASES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STOICHIOMETRY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79551546014     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1746     Document Type: Article

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