Liquid water flooding in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathode with an interdigitated design

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1292-1311

  Kang, Simo ^a   Zhou, Biao ^a   Cheng, Chin Hsiang ^b   Shiu, Huan Ruei ^c   Lee, Chun I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interdigitated design; Liquid water management; PEMFC; Two phase flow; VOF

Indexed keywords

CATHODE DESIGN; CFD SOFTWARES; CHANNEL PHASE; FUEL CELL CATHODES; LIQUID WATER; POROUS LAYERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; THREE PHASIS; USER DEFINED FUNCTIONS; VOF;

CATHODES; DESIGN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 82255191934     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1858     Document Type: Article

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