Modeling gas flow in PEMFC channels: Part i - Flow pattern transitions and pressure drop in a simulated ex situ channel with uniform water injection through the GDL

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12489-12503

  Grimm, Michael ^a   See, Evan J ^a   Kandlikar, Satish G ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas channels; PEM fuel cell; Two phase pressure drop model; Water management

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL INLETS; EX SITU; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW LENGTH; FLOW PATTERN TRANSITION; FLOW REGIMES; GAS CHANNELS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GENERAL MOTORS; MEAN ERRORS; MITSUBISHI; OR CHANNELS; PEM FUEL CELL; PRESSURE DROP MODEL; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; THREE CHANNEL; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; WATER CHAMBER; WATER FLOW RATE; WATER VELOCITIES;

AIR; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84865032128     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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