A Microscopic Continuum Model of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrode Catalyst Layer

A series of steady-state microscopic continuum models of the cathode catalyst layer (active layer) of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell are developed and presented. This model incorporates O₂ species and ion transport while taking a discrete look at the platinum particles within the active layer....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Armstrong, Kenneth Weber
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
Subjects:
CFD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/10080
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09162004-223948