Numerical analysis of effects of gas crossover through membrane pinholes in high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2863-2871

  Chippar, Purushothama ^a   Oh, Kyeongmin ^a   Kim, Whan Gi ^b   Ju, Hyunchul ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gas crossover; High temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Numerical modeling; Pinholes; Polybenzimidazole (PBI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895063723     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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