An empirical model for the flooding behavior of ultra-thin PEM fuel cell electrodes

ECS Transactions

Volumn 11, Issue 1 PART 1, 2007, Pages 659-673

  Debe, M K ^a   Steinbach, A J ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

(SEMI-)EMPIRICAL MODELS; APPLIED (CO); CARBON PAPER (CP); CATHODE FLOODING; ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY (ECS); EMPIRICAL METHODS; FIRST GENERATION (1G); GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS (GDLS); IN-SITU; LIQUID-PHASE; NANO-STRUCTURED; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PEM FUEL CELL MEMBRANE; PEM FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEM-FC); QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; SATURATION LEVELS; VAPOR PHASE; WATER BALANCES; WATER GENERATION; WATER REMOVAL; WATER VAPOR DIFFUSION;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CARBON; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; METALLIZING; PAPER; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; VAPORS;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 45249094283     PISSN: 19385862     EISSN: 19386737     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1149/1.2780979     Document Type: Conference Paper

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