Effect of cathode GDL characteristics on mass transport in PEM fuel cells

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2068-2073

  Park, Sehkyu ^a   Popov, Branko N ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute permeability; Gas diffusion layer; Hydrophobic agent; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; BULK STRUCTURE; CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE GAS; EFFECT OF CATHODE; ELECTROCHEMICAL POLARIZATION; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GASPHASE; HYDROPHOBIC AGENT; HYDROPHOBIC AGENTS; LIQUID WATER; MASS TRANSPORT; MERCURY INTRUSION; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PEM FUEL CELL; SEM MICROGRAPHS; VOID VOLUME; WATER DRAINAGE;

CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MERCURY (METAL); OXYGEN; POLARIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WATER CONTENT;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 67651091581     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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