Modeling the temperature distribution and performance of a PEM fuel cell with thermal contact resistance

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 544-556

  Cao, Tao Feng ^a   Mu, Yu Tong ^a   Ding, Jing ^a   Lin, Hong ^a   He, Ya Ling ^a   Tao, Wen Quan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

PEM fuel cell; Ratio of rib channel width; Temperature distribution; Thermal boundary conditions; Thermal contact resistance

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONTACT RESISTANCE; COOLING; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

CHANNEL WIDTH RATIOS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER PROCESS; PEM FUEL CELL; RATIO OF RIB/CHANNEL WIDTH; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; THERMAL CONTACT RESISTANCE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84928729191     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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