Performance enhancement of fuel cells using bipolar plate duct indentations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 5485-5496

  Heidary, H ^a   Kermani, M J ^b  

^a MAPNA Group   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Convection heat transfer; Direct methanol membrane fuel cells; Partially porous channel; Slow reaction electrodes

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT EXCHANGE ENHANCEMENT; HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEMS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; POROUS CHANNEL;

CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUCTS; ELECTRODES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; INDENTATION; METHANOL;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84876294136     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.10.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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