Development of porous carbon foam polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2291-2300

  Kim, Jin ^a   Cunningham, Nicolas ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathode flow field; Foam fuel cell; PEMFC; Porous electrode; RVC foam

Indexed keywords

CATHODE AND ANODE; CATHODE FLOW FIELDS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; FOAM FUEL; GAUGE PRESSURE; LONG TERM; MATERIAL PARAMETER; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PEMFC; PER LINEAR INCHES; PERFORMANCE STABILITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POROUS CARBON FOAMS; POROUS ELECTRODES; POWER DENSITIES; REACTANT GAS; RETICULATED VITREOUS CARBON; SERPENTINE CHANNEL; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SINGLE CELLS; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO;

CELLS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS;

FOAMS;

EID: 74249116677     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.10.053     Document Type: Article

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