Effect of liquid water on transport properties of the gas diffusion layer of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5466-5478

  Zamel, Nada ^a   Li, Xianguo ^a   Becker, Jürgen ^b   Wiegmann, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS ITWM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Diffusion coefficient; Liquid water; PEM fuel cells; Relative permeability; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURES; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LIQUID WATER; PEM FUEL CELL; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HEAT TRANSFER; PAPER; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79954446107     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.146     Document Type: Article

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