Effect of flow field design on performances of high temperature PEM fuel cells: Experimental analysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 10282-10287

  Taccani, Rodolfo ^a   Zuliani, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Channel flow field; Experimental analysis; HTPEM; PEM fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CELL EFFICIENCY; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; COMPOSITE BIPOLAR PLATE; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FIELD GEOMETRY; FLOW-FIELD DESIGN; FUEL CELL COMPONENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM; HTPEM; LOW QUALITIES; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; PARALLEL CHANNEL; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELDS; SERPENTINE GEOMETRIES;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FLOW FIELDS; GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE;

PARALLEL FLOW;

EID: 79960903895     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.10.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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