On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 10392-10402

  Ismail, M S ^a   Borman, D ^a   Damjanovic, T ^b   Ingham, D B ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SGL Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas diffusion layers; MPL coating; PEM fuel cells; Through plane permeability

Indexed keywords

AIR COMPRESSIBILITY; CARBON SUBSTRATES; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; INERTIAL COEFFICIENTS; MAXIMUM FLOW RATE; MICROPOROUS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; MPL-COATING; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PEM FUEL CELLS; THROUGH-PLANE PERMEABILITY;

COMPRESSIBILITY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MICROPOROSITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SUBSTRATES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79960907145     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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