Flow regimes for liquid water transport in a tapered flow channel of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 234, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-271

  Fontana, Éliton ^a   Mancusi, Erasmo ^a,b   Ulson De Souza, Antônio Augusto ^a   Guelli Ulson De Souza, Selene M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD analysis; Multiphase flow; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Tapered channel; Volume of fluid; Water management

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CFD ANALYSIS; CHANNEL INLETS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; FLOW CHANNELS; FLOW REGIMES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; ISOTHERMAL MODELS; LIQUID WATER; LIQUID WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; LIQUID WATER TRANSPORTS; NUMERICAL MESHES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; REACTANT DISTRIBUTION; TAPERED CHANNEL; VOLUME OF FLUIDS; WATER REMOVAL; WATER SATURATIONS;

AIR; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUID FILMS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84874671144     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.01.171     Document Type: Article

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