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Integrated Stochastic and Deterministic Sensitivity Analysis: Correlating Variability of Design Parameters with Cell and Stack Performance

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Integrating stochastic and deterministic measures, this chapter carries out sensitivity analysis to correlate the variability of design parameters (including geometrical parameters, material properties, and physical parameters) with single-cell and stack performances in Sects. 6.2 and 6.3, 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). Integrated Stochastic and Deterministic Sensitivity Analysis: Correlating Variability of Design Parameters with Cell and Stack Performance. In: Reduced Modelling of Planar Fuel Cells. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42646-4_6

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