Three dimensional numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns in a polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells gas flow channel

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6284-6292

  Ding, Y ^a,b   Bi, H T ^a,b   Wilkinson, D P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Clean Energy Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

GDL microstructure; PEMFC gas flow channel; Two phase flow pattern; VOF method

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER FLOW; ANNULAR FLOWS; CHANNEL WALL; DROPLET FLOW; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS FLOW CHANNEL; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; GDL MICROSTRUCTURE; HYDROPHILIC CHANNELS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; OPERATING CONDITION; PARASITIC ENERGY LOSS; PATTERN FORMATION; PEMFC GAS FLOW CHANNEL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SIMULATION RESULT; SLUG FLOW; SQUARE CROSS SECTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP; TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERN; TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS; VOF METHOD; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD; WALL-FILMS; WATER ACCUMULATION; WATER GENERATION; WATER INJECTION RATE; WATER RESIDENCE TIME; WATER VOLUME FRACTION;

AIR; CHANNEL FLOW; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW PATTERNS; GASES; MEMBRANES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURE DROP; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER INJECTION;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 79956345463     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.03.100     Document Type: Article

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