Oxygen gain analysis for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 373-382

  O'Neil, Kevin ^a   Meyers, Jeremy P ^a   Darling, Robert M ^b   Perry, Michael L ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Mass transport; Modeling; Performance analysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE POTENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FUEL STREAM; GAIN ANALYSIS; GAIN BEHAVIOR; GAIN VALUES; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LIMITING CASE; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MASS-TRANSPORT RESISTANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING MODES; PEMFC CATHODE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES;

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; DIFFUSION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

OXYGEN;

EID: 84655161228     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.08.085     Document Type: Article

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