Maintaining equal operating conditions for all cells in a fuel cell stack using an external flow distributor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3757-3766

  Liu, Hong ^a   Li, Peiwen ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow distribution schemes; Fuel cell stack; Maximize power; Uniform flow distribution

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FUEL CELL STACK; MAXIMIZE POWER; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; NON-UNIFORM FLOWS; OPERATING CONDITION; UNIFORM FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS;

FLOW CONTROL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 84875523868     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.022     Document Type: Article

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