Design, optimization, and fabrication of slotted-interdigitated thin metallic bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Peng, Linfa ^a   Lai, Xinmin ^a   Yi, Peiyun ^a   Mai, Jianming ^a   Ni, Jun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

FFP; formability; metallic BPP; PEM fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; BIPOLAR PLATES; COOLANT FLOW; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DESIGN STAGE; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FFP; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL; FLEXIBLE FORMING; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FORMING PROCESS; GAS FLOWS; GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONS; HIGH QUALITY; INTERDIGITATED FLOW FIELD; LOW COSTS; MANUFACTURABILITY; MATERIAL SELECTION; METAL PLATES; METALLIC BIPOLAR PLATES; METALLIC BPP; METALLIC SHEETS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PEM FUEL CELL; REACTANT FLOWS; REACTANT GAS FLOW; REACTION PERFORMANCE;

DIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW OF GASES; OPTIMIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; SHEET METAL; SILICATE MINERALS; STAINLESS STEEL;

DESIGN;

EID: 79851497418     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002229     Document Type: Article

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