The effects of morphological and wetting properties of porous transport layers on water movement in PEM fuel cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Medici, E F ^a   Allen, J S ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PEM FUEL CELL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SHAPE PARAMETERS; TRANSPORT LAYERS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK MODEL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER TRANSPORT; WEIBULL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; WETTING PROPERTY;

CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; PORE SIZE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WETTING;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77956198126     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3474958     Document Type: Article

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