Fabrication of modified graphite bipolar plates by indirect selective laser sintering (SLS) for direct methanol fuel cells

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 268-274

  Alayavalli, Kaushik ^a   Bourell, David L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Electrochemical devices; Lasers; Porosity; Resins; Sintering

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; COMPLEX FLOW FIELD; CYANOACRYLATES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; FLUID PRESSURES; GRAPHITE BIPOLAR PLATES; GRAPHITE POWDER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NATURAL GRAPHITE; OPEN POROSITY; PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; PYROLYZING; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

CARBONIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUIDS; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE; LASER HEATING; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PHENOLIC RESINS; PHENOLS; POROSITY; RESINS; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL; VACUUM FURNACES;

POROUS PLATES;

EID: 77953551206     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552541011049289     Document Type: Article

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