Thermal management of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack with pyrolytic graphite sheets and fans combined

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6082-6089

  Wen, Chih Yung ^a   Lin, Yu Sheng ^a   Lu, Chien Heng ^a   Luo, Tei Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Back work ratio; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack; Pyrolytic graphite sheet; Specific power; Thermal management; Volumetric power density

Indexed keywords

BACK WORK RATIO; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL STACK; PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; SPECIFIC POWER; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL STACKS;

COOLING; FORCED CONVECTION; GRAPHITE; MANAGEMENT; MEMBRANES; PROTONS; PYROLYSIS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79955483853     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.052     Document Type: Article

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