Numerical evaluation of various thermal management strategies for polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 12991-13007

  Sasmito, Agus P ^a   Birgersson, Erik ^a   Mujumdar, Arun S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cooling; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell; Stack; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

AIR COOLING; CONSERVATION OF MASS; COOLANT FLOW; COOLING CONDITIONS; COOLING PLATES; COOLING STRATEGY; DESIGN GUIDELINES; KEY FACTORS; LIQUID COOLING; NATURAL CONVECTION COOLING; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; PERFORMANCE POLYMERS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; STACK; STACK PERFORMANCE; STEEP DROP; THERMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

COOLANTS; DESIGN; FORCED CONVECTION; FUEL CELLS; LIQUIDS; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL CONVECTION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COOLING;

EID: 80052917441     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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