Understanding porous water-transport plates in polymer-electrolyte fuel cells
Date Published |
05/2007
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Publication Type | Journal Article
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DOI |
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.02.078
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Abstract |
In this article, numerical simulations are used to compare polymer-electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) with porous flow-field plates to cells with conventional solid plates. The model clarifies the role of the porous plates in humidifying dry reactant streams and managing liquid water. The influence of gas-diffusion-layer (GDL) and bipolar-plate properties and coolant vacuum on the behavior of the cell is investigated. |
Journal |
Journal of Power Sources
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Volume |
168
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Year of Publication |
2007
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Number |
1
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Pagination |
191-199
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Refereed Designation |
Refereed
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