In-situ visualization of liquid water in an operating PEMFC by soft X-ray radiography

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 11119-11128

  Sasabe, Takashi ^a   Tsushima, Shohji ^a   Hirai, Shuichiro ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ visualization; Laboratory based equipment; Liquid water transport; PEMFC; Real time imaging; Soft X ray radiography

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU; LIQUID WATER TRANSPORT; PEMFC; REALTIME IMAGING; SOFT X-RAY;

LIQUIDS; RADIOLOGY; VISUALIZATION; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957328834     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.06.050     Document Type: Article

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