Capillary pressures in carbon paper gas diffusion layers having hydrophilic and hydrophobic pores

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 133-139

  Hao, Liang ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Gas diffusion layer; Hydrophilic and hydrophobic pores; Pore scale simulation; Saturation; Two phase transport

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ACCURATE PREDICTION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; CARBON PAPER; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; IMBIBITION PROCESS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATIONS; PORE-SCALE SIMULATION; TWO-PHASE TRANSPORT; WATER DRAINAGE; WATER SATURATIONS;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

EID: 80255123265     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.08.049     Document Type: Article

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