Quantification of water in hydrophobic and hydrophilic flow channels subjected to gas purging via neutron imaging

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 9373-9381

  Tang, Hong Yue ^a   Santamaria, Anthony ^a   Park, Jae Wan ^a   Lee, Changwoo ^b   Hwang, Woonbong ^b  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydrophobicity; PEM; Purging; Water removal

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; COLD TEMPERATURES; CONSTANT VOLTAGE; FLOW CHANNELS; GAS PURGING; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; IN-SITU; NEUTRON IMAGE; NEUTRON IMAGING; PEM; PEM FUEL CELL; START-UPS; SUPER-HYDROPHILIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TEST CELL; WATER REMOVAL;

CHANNEL FLOW; COATINGS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LANDING; NEUTRONS;

DEWATERING;

EID: 80052491315     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.05.057     Document Type: Article

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