Novel testing method for fuel cell hardware design and assembly

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-201

  Weng, Fang Bor ^a   Su, Ay ^a   Lin, Yur Tsai ^a   Jung, Guo Bin ^a   Chen, Yen Ming ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compression; Contact resistance; Diffusion layer; Fuel cell performance; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOIL; DESIGN; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PAPER;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; DIFFUSION LAYER; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS PERMEABILITY; OHMIC RESISTANCE;

FUEL CELLS;

ALUMINUM FOIL; CARBON PAPERS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUEL CELLS; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 26444607899     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1928929     Document Type: Article

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