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Full Three-Dimensional Modelling of PEMFC and Planar SOFC

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This chapter presents the full sets of equations for two typical kinds of planar fuel cells, including the three-dimensional (3D) two-phase proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and 3D planar solid oxide fuel cell (P-SOFC), in Sects. 3.2 and 3.3, respectively.

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  1. Energy Research Institute at NTU, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore

    Zhongjie He

  2. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    Hua Li

  3. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 5 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore, 117576, Singapore

    Karl Erik Birgersson

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He, Z., Li, H., Birgersson, K.E. (2017). Full Three-Dimensional Modelling of PEMFC and Planar SOFC. In: Reduced Modelling of Planar Fuel Cells. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42646-4_3

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