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Novel Design of Anode Flow Field in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC)

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In this paper, the authors presented a few new design flow field in hope to further optimize the fuel flow distribution within the flow field. Fuel distribution in PEMFC plays a critical role in the current density, temperature distribution and water concentration. Moreover, the effects of the geometric parameters on the cell performance are assessed.

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The authors would like to thank Singapore Institute of Technology for the support of this work.

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  1. Engineering Cluster, Newcastle University in Singapore, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore, Singapore

    Xun Zheng Heng

  2. Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore, Singapore

    Peng Cheng Wang, Hui An & Gui Qin Liu

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Heng, X.Z., Wang, P.C., An, H., Liu, G.Q. (2019). Novel Design of Anode Flow Field in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). In: Guo, H., Ren, H., Bandla, A. (eds) IRC-SET 2018. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9828-6_30

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