Determination of oxygen effective diffusivity in porous gas diffusion layer using a three-dimensional pore network model

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7394-7403

  Wu, Rui ^a   Zhu, Xun ^a   Liao, Qiang ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Ding, Yu Dong ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Ye, Ding Ding ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effective diffusivity; Gas diffusion layer; Pore network model; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC NETWORKS; CARBON PAPER; CONSTRICTION FACTOR; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; FICK'S LAW; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; INVASION PERCOLATION; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; NETWORK HETEROGENEITY; NETWORK SIZE; NEW CORRELATIONS; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PLANE DIRECTIONS; PORE CONNECTIVITY; PORE-NETWORK MODELS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL MODELS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SIMULATION RESULT; SPHERICAL PORES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PORES; WATER INVASION;

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; PROTONS; SOLVENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 77956472342     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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