PEMFC application for aviation: Experimental and numerical study of sensitivity to altitude

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 10818-10829

  Horde T ^a   Achard, P ^a   Metkemeijer, R ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Altitude; Aviation; Numerical simulation; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; ALTITUDE; AMBIENT PRESSURES; CATHODE GAS CHANNEL; COMPRESSOR EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERTERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS CHANNELS; LEAST SQUARE METHODS; LOSS OF PERFORMANCE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL-BASED OPC; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PEMFC SYSTEMS; ROAD VEHICLES; STOICHIOMETRIC FACTORS; VOLTAGE RESPONSE;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AVIATION; CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS COMPRESSORS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84862684466     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.085     Document Type: Article

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