Water management studies in PEM fuel cells, part IV: Effects of channel surface wettability, geometry and orientation on the two-phase flow in parallel gas channels

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 9864-9875

  Lu, Zijie ^a   Rath, Cody ^a   Zhang, Guangsheng ^a   Kandlikar, Satish G ^a  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel; Geometry; Orientation; PEMFC; Surface wettability; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; CHANNEL SURFACE; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; EX SITU; FILM FLOWS; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW PATTERN MAP; FLOW VARIATIONS; GAS CHANNELS; GAS FLOW DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID WATER; LOWER PRESSURES; PEM FUEL CELL; SINUSOIDAL CHANNELS; SLUG FLOW; SURFACE WETTABILITY; TRAPEZOIDAL CHANNELS; TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS; VERTICAL CHANNELS; VISUALIZATION IMAGES;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GASES; GEOMETRY; PRESSURE DROP; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 79960902528     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.226     Document Type: Article

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