Degradation of gas diffusion layers through repetitive freezing

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5111-5119

  Lee, Yongtaek ^a   Kim, Bosung ^a   Kim, Yongchan ^a   Li, Xianguo ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Freezing; Gas diffusion layer; Microporous layer; Permeability; Porosimetry

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CONTACT ANGLE; CRACKS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; LOADING; MICROPOROSITY; PAPER; PORE SIZE; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

FREEZING CYCLES; FREEZING PROCESS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; PORE DIAMETERS; POROSIMETRY; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION;

FREEZING;

DEGRADATION; DIAMETER; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; FREEZING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VOLUME;

CARBON FIBERS; CONTACT ANGLE; CRACKS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; FREEZING; GAS PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 80052265269     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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