Effect of radial plate flow field distribution on current density in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 617-625

  Cano Andrade, S ^a   Hernandez Guerrero A ^a   Von Spakovsky, M ^b   Rubio Arana, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Current density; PEMFC; Radial

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; FLOW FIELDS; FUEL CELLS; MASS TRANSFER; RADIAL FLOW; THERMODYNAMICS;

FINITE VOLUME APPROACH; HIGH POWER DENSITY; ISOTROPIC MATERIALS; LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PRODUCTS OF REACTION; RADIAL; STATIONARY APPLICATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84928601595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE200742429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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