Using electrochemical impedance to determine airflow rates

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4694-4701

  O'Rourke, Judith ^a   Ramani, Manikandan ^b   Arcak, Murat ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Plug Power Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathode airflow rate; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; STOICHIOMETRY;

AC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; AC-IMPEDANCE; AIR FLOW RATES; CATHODE AIRFLOW RATE; CATHODE FLOW; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FUEL CELL; FUEL-CELL SYSTEM; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 50849115814     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.05.058     Document Type: Article

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