Fuel Cells - Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells | Life-Limiting Considerations

Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 848-867

  Wu, J ^a   Yuan, X Z ^a   Martin, J J ^a   Wang, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degradation mechanism; Durability; Mitigation; Modeling; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249105508     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452745-5.00894-7     Document Type: Chapter

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