A PEM fuel cell with metal foam as flow distributor

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-21

  Tseng, Chung Jen ^a   Tsai, Bin Tsang ^a   Liu, Zhong Sheng ^b   Cheng, Tien Chun ^a   Chang, Wen Chen ^c   Lo, Shih Kun ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow distributor; Mass transport; Metal foam; PEM fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CONVECTIVE FLOW; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW DISTRIBUTORS; HIGH POROSITY; LIGHT WEIGHT; MASS TRANSPORT LIMITATION; METAL FOAMS; PEM FUEL CELL; POLARIZATION CURVES; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; UNIT CELLS;

CELLS; CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW CONTROL; FOAMS; MASS TRANSFER; PLATE METAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

METALS;

EID: 84862676667     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.03.018     Document Type: Article

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