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Achievement: Model Verification:<br />

Distributions of current density <strong>and</strong> temperature of 50-cm 2 GM-Down-the-Channel flow-field compared with<br />

www.pemfcdata.prg<br />

( I avg = 1.5 A/cm 2 , counter-current flow: 50/50%RH, 150/150kPa, 80 o C, 1.5/2.0 stoich)<br />

USC CFD prediction<br />

Current Distribution<br />

www.pemfcdata.org<br />

USC CFD prediction<br />

Temperature Distribution<br />

Cell potential (V)<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

0.0<br />

Data are also validated with<br />

www.pemfcdata.org<br />

provided by GM.<br />

GM-Down-the-Channel: USC-Experiment<br />

GM-Down-the-Channel: Model<strong>in</strong>g<br />

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600<br />

Current density (mA/cm 2 )<br />

www.pemfcdata.org<br />

USC data matches published data very well, both with performance <strong>and</strong> model results<br />

This presentation does not conta<strong>in</strong> any proprietary, confidential,<br />

or otherwise restricted <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

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