Method of measuring oxygen diffusivity in microporous media

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 3685-3692

  Utaka, Yoshio ^a   Tasaki, Yutaka ^b   Wang, Shixue ^b   Ishiji, Toru ^c   Uchikoshi, Shoich ^c  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NISSAN MOTOR CO   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galvanic battery; Gas diffusion layer; Microporous media; Oxygen concentration sensor; Oxygen diffusivity; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell

Indexed keywords

GALVANIC BATTERY; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; MICROPOROUS MEDIA; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION SENSOR; OXYGEN DIFFUSIVITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL;

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MICROPOROSITY; OXYGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES; SENSORS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

EID: 65549128513     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.02.032     Document Type: Article

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