Quantitative visualization of temporal water evolution in an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 10457-10463

  Lee, Sang Joon ^a   Kim, Seung Gon ^a   Park, Gu Gon ^b   Kim, Chang Soo ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Back diffusion; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell; Synchrotron X ray imaging; Water management

Indexed keywords

BACK DIFFUSION; ENDPLATES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; IMAGE NORMALIZATION; IN-SITU; LIQUID LAYER; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER MEMBRANE; QUANTITATIVE VISUALIZATION; SATURATION CHARACTERISTIC; SATURATION TIME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY IMAGING; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER EVOLUTION; X-RAY IMAGE;

BIOLOGY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LIQUIDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RADIOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYNCHROTRONS; VISUALIZATION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957267573     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.173     Document Type: Article

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