Experimental analysis of a PEM fuel cell performance at variable load with anodic exhaust management optimization

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 385-393

  Belvedere, B ^a   Bianchi, M ^a   Borghetti, A ^a   De Pascale, A ^a   Paolone, M ^b   Vecci, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flooding; Fuel cell; Outlet purge valve; PEM; Purge process

Indexed keywords

CONTROL VALVES; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FUEL UTILIZATION; PEM; PEM FUEL CELL; POWER LEVELS; POWER OUT PUT; PURGE PROCESS; VARIABLE LOADS;

FLOODS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; OIL WELL FLOODING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84871999455     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.147     Document Type: Article

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