Performance analysis of HT-PEFC stacks

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 9171-9181

  Lüke, Lukas ^a   Janßen, Holger ^a   Kvesić, Mirko ^a   Lehnert, Werner ^a   Stolten, Detlef ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Current density distribution; HT PEFC; Reformate; Stack; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

ANODE SIDE; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; FLOW DIRECTION; FUEL GAS COMPOSITION; HEAT MANAGEMENT; HT-PEFC; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; REFORMATES; STACK; STACK ASSEMBLY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT;

HYDROGEN; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CURRENT DENSITY;

EID: 84861098017     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.190     Document Type: Article

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