Droplet pinning by PEM fuel cell GDL surfaces

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 9144-9150

  Fishman, J Zachary ^a   Leung, Hilary ^a   Bazylak, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Droplet pinning; Evaporation; Gas diffusion layer; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Profilometry; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SURFACE ROUGHNESS; CARBON FIBRES; CATHODE GAS CHANNEL; DROPLET PINNING; GAS CHANNELS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS-SOLID INTERFACE; LIQUID WATER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; SIDE VIEW; VOLUME LOSS; WATER DROPLETS; WETTING BEHAVIOUR;

CARBON FIBERS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATION; GASES; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROFILOMETRY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 77956363474     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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