Evaporation, two phase flow, and thermal transport in porous media with application to low-temperature fuel cells

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 779-788

  Médici, Ezequiel F ^a   Allen, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective vapor diffusivity; Evaporation; Network model; PEM fuel cell; Porous media

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; NETWORK MODELS; PEM FUEL CELL; POROUS TRANSPORT LAYERS; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THERMAL TRANSPORT; VAPOR TRANSPORT;

EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); VAPORS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84880899874     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.06.035     Document Type: Article

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