Experimental evaluation of cell temperature effects on miniature, air-breathing PEM fuel cells

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 3761-3767

  Williamson, Z ^a   Kim, Daejoong ^b   Chun, Dae Keun ^a   Lee, Tonghun ^a   Squibb, Cody ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air buoyancy; Air breathing; PEM fuel cell; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; ACTIVE MEMBRANES; AIR BREATHING; CELL DESIGN; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TEMPERATURE; CONVECTION FUEL CELLS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE DEHYDRATION; PEM FUEL CELL; PORTABLE ENERGY; PRECISE CONTROL; SELF-HEATING; THERMAL ENGINEERING;

BUOYANCY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORCED CONVECTION; POLARIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TEMPERATURE;

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION;

EID: 80052941669     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.06.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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