Fuel cell end plates: A review

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-46

  Kim, Ji Seok ^a   Park, Jeong Bin ^a   Kim, Yun Mi ^a   Ahn, Sung Hoon ^a   Sun, Hee Young ^b   Kim, Kyung Hoon ^b   Song, Tae Won ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

End plate; Fuel cell; Pressure plate

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949102948     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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