Ice formation in PEM fuel cells operated isothermally at sub-freezing temperatures

ECS Transactions

Volumn 25, Issue 1 PART 1, 2009, Pages 345-355

  Mukundan, Rangachary ^a   Lujan, Roger W ^a   Davey, John R ^a   Spendelow, Jacob S ^a   Hussey, Daniel S ^b   Jacobson, David L ^b   Arif, Muhammad ^b   Borup, Rodney L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LAYERS; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONSTANT CURRENT MODE; CONTACT AREAS; FREEZING TEMPERATURES; HIGH FREQUENCY RESISTANCE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HOLDING CAPACITY; ICE FORMATIONS; PEM FUEL CELL; SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES; WATER FORMATION;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DURABILITY; FREEZING; HYDRATES; ICE; MEMBRANES; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; PROTONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77649248261     PISSN: 19385862     EISSN: 19386737     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3210585     Document Type: Conference Paper

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