Simulation and testing of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel cell bipolar plates fabricated by selective laser sintering

ASME/ISCIE 2012 International Symposium on Flexible Automation, ISFA 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 493-500

  Wu, M ^a   Leu, M C ^b   Guo, N ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar plates; Channel; Graphite; Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cell; Selective Laser Sintering

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROLYTES; FABRICATION; FLOW FIELDS; GRAPHITE; LASER HEATING; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; TEMPERATURE;

BIPOLAR PLATES; CHANNEL; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SIMULATION AND TESTING;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84892635538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ISFA2012-7249     Document Type: Conference Paper

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