Numerical analysis on performances of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells with various cathode flow channel geometries

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 15778-15786

  Wang, Xiao Dong ^a   Lu, Gui ^b   Duan, Yuan Yuan ^b   Lee, Duu Jong ^c,d  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Channel shape; Flow field design; Liquid water transport; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Two phase model

Indexed keywords

CATHODE FLOW; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHANNEL DESIGN; CHANNEL SHAPE; EFFECT OF CATHODE; FLOW-FIELD DESIGN; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; LIQUID WATER; LIQUID WATER REMOVAL; LOCAL TRANSPORT; LOW OPERATING VOLTAGE; NONISOTHERMAL; OPERATING VOLTAGE; OXYGEN UTILIZATION; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

CATHODES; DESIGN; ELECTROLYTES; LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TRANSPORTATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84866461102     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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