In-plane temperature measurement and water droplet detection of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell using phosphor thermometry - Initial development

ASME 2010 8th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 43-49

  Inman, Kristopher ^a   Wang, Xia ^a   Sangeorzan, Brian ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODE GAS; FLOW CHANNELS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU TEMPERATURE; INTERNAL TEMPERATURE; LIQUID WATER; PEM FUEL CELL; PHOSPHOR THERMOMETRY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL SENSORS; WATER DROPLETS;

LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REACTION RATES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOMETERS;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EID: 84860290590     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/FuelCell2010-33093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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