Comparison of multi-inlet and serpentine channel design on water production of PEMFCs

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1748-1758

  Lee, Seungjae ^a   Kim, Taeyoung ^a   Park, Heekyung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combined water and power production (CWPP) system; Multi inlet channel design; Porosity; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); Relative humidity (RH); Water balance

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL POWER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DISCHARGED WATER; FLOW-FIELD DESIGN; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; INLET DESIGN; MULTI-INLET CHANNEL DESIGN; POWER PRODUCTION; REACTANT GAS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH); SERPENTINE CHANNEL; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WATER BALANCE; WATER PRODUCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW FIELDS; INLET FLOW; INTAKE SYSTEMS; MEMBRANES; POROSITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

DESIGN;

EID: 79952246479     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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