Effects of anisotropic permeability and electrical conductivity of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-63

  Ismail, M S ^a   Hughes, K J ^a   Ingham, D B ^a   Ma, L ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropic transport properties; CFD model; Electrical conductivity; Gas diffusion layers; Gas permeability; PEM fuel cells

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAS PERMEABILITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANISOTROPIC TRANSPORT; CFD MODEL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; PEM FUEL CELL;

ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FUEL CELL; GAS FLOW; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84859426910     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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