Mid-baffle interdigitated flow fields for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 3614-3622

  Thitakamol, Vilasinee ^a   Therdthianwong, Apichai ^a   Therdthianwong, Supaporn ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate design; Interdigitated flow field; Limiting current density; Mid baffle interdigitated flow field; PEM fuel cells

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; INTERDIGITATED FLOW FIELD; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; MID-BAFFLE INTERDIGITATED FLOW FIELD; PEM FUEL CELL;

AIR; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; DESIGN; FLOW OF GASES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; OXIDANTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

FLOW FIELDS;

EID: 79952241537     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.12.060     Document Type: Article

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