Transient response of PEM fuel cells with parallel and interdigitated flow field designs

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2375-2386

  Wang, Xiao Dong ^a   Xu, Jin Liang ^a   Yan, Wei Mon ^b   Lee, Duu Jong ^c   Su, Ay ^d  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Overshoot and undershoot; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Response time; Transient characteristics; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE DIFFUSION; CURRENT OVERSHOOT; DECREASE RATE; INTERDIGITATED FLOW FIELD; OVERSHOOT AND UNDERSHOOT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PEM FUEL CELL; RESPONSE TIME; TIME-SCALES; TRANSIENT CHARACTERISTIC; TRANSIENT CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSIENT RESPONSE; TWO-PHASE MODEL; VOLTAGE CHANGE; WIDTH RATIO;

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; FLOW FIELDS; INLET FLOW; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; PARALLEL FLOW; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; REACTION RATES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

POWER QUALITY;

EID: 79953041709     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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