Experimental and numerical study of proton exchange membrane fuel cell with spiral flow channels

Applied Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-79

  Jang, Jiin Yuh ^a   Cheng, Chin Hsiang ^a   Liao, Wang Ting ^a   Huang, Yu Xian ^a   Tsai, Ying Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Channel design; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Spiral channels

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; SERPENTINE;

ACTIVE ZONE; AVERAGE CURRENT DENSITIES; CATALYST LAYERS; CHANNEL DESIGN; CURVED CHANNELS; FLOWTHROUGH; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; INLET CHANNELS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SECONDARY VORTEX; SERPENTINE CHANNEL; SPIRAL CHANNEL; SPIRAL FLOW;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; GAS FLOW; ION EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE;

EID: 84864797197     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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