Investigation of macro- and micro-porous layer interaction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3351-3367

  Ramasamy, Ramaraja P ^a   Kumbur, Emin C ^a   Mench, Matthew M ^a   Liu, Wen ^b   Moore, Deborah ^b   Murthy, Mahesh ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b W L GORE AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary transport; Flooding; Gas diffusion layer; Micro porous layer; Two phase transport; Water management

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEAD; MACROS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; METALLIZING; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SULFATE MINERALS;

AC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BULK PROPERTIES; CAPILLARY TRANSPORT; CELL MODELING; CELL PERFORMANCES; COMMERCIAL DIFFUSION; COMPLEX INTERACTIONS; DRY CONDITIONS; DURABILITY TESTING; EX SITU; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN ENERGY; HYDROPHOBIC TREATMENT; IN-SITU; INTERNAL STRUCTURES; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION; MICRO POROUS LAYERS; MULTI-PHASE; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL (PEFC); POROUS LAYERS; SUB-LAYERS; TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; WET CONDITIONS; WIDE-RANGE;

THEOREM PROVING;

EID: 47049099312     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.03.053     Document Type: Article

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