Experimental characterization of the water transport properties of PEM fuel cells diffusion media

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 218, Issue , 2012, Pages 221-232

  Ramos Alvarado, Bladimir ^a   Sole, Joshua D ^b   Hernandez Guerrero, Abel ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Experimental; Gas diffusion layer; GDL; PEM fuel cells; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; ACCURATE MODELING; CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; CAPILLARY PRESSURE-SATURATION RELATIONSHIP; CARBON PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GAS DISPLACEMENT; GDL; LIQUID WATER; PEM FUEL CELL; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; S CURVE; SOLID VOLUMES; SYRINGE PUMPS; VIRGINIA TECH.;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 84864818837     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.05.069     Document Type: Article

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