Validation of cell voltage and water content in a PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cell model using neutron imaging for different operating conditions

Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2016, Pages 100-112

  Salva, J Antonio ^a   Iranzo, Alfredo ^a   Rosa, Felipe ^b   Tapia, Elvira ^a  

^a Asociacion de Investigacion y Cooperacion Industrial de Andalucia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Model validation; Neutron imaging; PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cell; Water management

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; NEUTRONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MODEL VALIDATION; NEUTRON IMAGING; ONE DIMENSIONAL ANALYTICAL MODEL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SERPENTINE FLOW FIELDS;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; IMAGING METHOD; INNOVATION; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OXYGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SERPENTINE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84959080876     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.006     Document Type: Article

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