Visualization of flooding in a single cell and stacks by using a newly-designed transparent PEMFC

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 422-435

  Lee, Dongryul ^a   Bae, Joongmyeon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anode flooding; Cathode flooding; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); Visualization of flooding in the stacks; Voltage undershoots

Indexed keywords

CARRIER GAS; CATHODE FLOODING; FLOW PHENOMENA; GAS FLOWRATE; PEMFC STACK; REACTION HEAT; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELDS; SINGLE CELLS; VOLTAGE DROP; VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS;

CATHODES; DROPS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; PROTONS; SERPENTINE; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISUALIZATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84655163823     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.073     Document Type: Article

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