CFD simulation of PEM fuel cell performance: Effect of straight and serpentine flow fields

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 1540-1557

  Hashemi, Fatemeh ^a   Rowshanzamir, Soosan ^a   Rezakazemi, Mashallah ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Modeling; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Serpentine flow field; Simulation; Straight flow field

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; ACTIVATION OVERPOTENTIAL; CFD SIMULATIONS; COUNTER CURRENT; ELECTRODE KINETICS; ENERGY TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDROGEN MASS FRACTION; NONISOTHERMAL; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; POTENTIAL FIELD; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELD; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELDS; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

FLOW FIELDS; HYDROGEN; MODELS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84855192915     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.10.047     Document Type: Article

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