Numerical analysis of convective and diffusive fuel transports in high-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 15273-15282

  Sohn, Young Jun ^a,b   Kim, Minjin ^a   Yang, Tae Hyun ^a   Kim, Kyoungyoun ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convective flux; Diffusive flux; High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Mass transport; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

ANODE CHANNELS; ANODE GAS; ANODE SIDE; CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE CHANNEL; CATHODE GAS; CELL VOLTAGES; CONVECTION AND DIFFUSION; CONVECTIVE FLUX; DIFFUSION FLUXES; DIFFUSIVE FLUX; FLOW CHANNELS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN FLUXES; HYDROGEN TRANSPORT; ISOTHERMAL MODELS; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; NUMERICAL MODELING; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; REACTION SITES; SPECIES TRANSPORT; TOTAL FLUX; TOTAL OXYGEN;

CATHODES; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FUEL CELLS; GAS MIXTURES; HYDROGEN; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; SERPENTINE;

PROTONS;

EID: 80054681175     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.08.069     Document Type: Article

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