Constructal flow distributor as a bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 12965-12976

  Ramos Alvarado, Bladimir ^a   Hernandez Guerrero, Abel ^a   Elizalde Blancas, Francisco ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Constructal; Flow distribution; PEM fuel cells; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CFD TECHNIQUE; CONSTRUCTAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; FLOW ANALYSIS; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FUEL CELL MODEL; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS DISTRIBUTOR; GAS FLOW CHANNEL; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; I - V CURVE; KEY PARAMETERS; LARGE CURRENT DENSITY; LOW PRESSURE DROP; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; ORIGINAL DESIGN; OVERPOTENTIAL; PEM FUEL CELL; PLATE-TYPE; POWER CURVES; SOURCE TERMS;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW CONTROL; INLET FLOW; PROTONS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 80052926751     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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