PEMFC operation failure under severe dehydration

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 7279-7288

  Sanchez, D G ^a   Garcia Ybarra, P L ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fuel cell modeling; Fuel cells; PEMFC; PEMFC water management

Indexed keywords

CELL VOLTAGES; DRY AREAS; FUEL CELL MODELING; INNER STRUCTURE; OPERATION FAILURE; PEM FUEL CELL; SEGMENTED CELL; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; VOLTAGE DROP;

DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; DRYING; FUEL CELLS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84859212552     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.11.059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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