Quantification and characterization of water coverage in PEMFC gas channels using simultaneous anode and cathode visualization and image processing

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 12381-12392

  Sergi, Jacqueline M ^a   Kandlikar, Satish G ^a  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Image processing; PEM fuel cell; Two phase flow; Visualization; Water management

Indexed keywords

ANODE WATER; AUTOMATED PROCESSING; CATHODE FLOW FIELDS; CONTENT INFORMATION; COVERAGE AREA; COVERAGE METRICS; COVERAGE RATIO; DATA SETS; DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; FLOW FIELD CHANNELS; FREUDENBERG; GAS CHANNELS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; IN-SITU; LIQUID WATER; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; OPERATING CONDITION; PEM FUEL CELL; POWER CONDITIONS; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; TEMPORAL AVERAGING; TIME-AVERAGED FLOW; VIDEO-PROCESSING ALGORITHMS; WATER RETENTION;

ALGORITHMS; CATHODES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUIDS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TWO PHASE FLOW; VISUALIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; DATA VISUALIZATION;

DATA VISUALIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 80052820405     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.06.092     Document Type: Article

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