Study of the effects of flow channel with non-uniform cross-sectional area on PEMFC species and heat transfer

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 21-22, 2011, Pages 4462-4472

  Fontana, Éliton ^a   Mancusi, Erasmo ^a,b   Da Silva, Adriano ^c   Mariani, Viviana Cocco ^d,e   Ulson De Souza, Antônio Augusto ^a   Ulson De Souza, Selene M A Guelli ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CFD analysis; Energy; Multiphase heat and mass transfer; Process intensification; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CFD ANALYSIS; ENERGY; MULTIPHASE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79960621180     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.06.037     Document Type: Article

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