X-ray computed tomography reconstruction and analysis of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell porous transport layers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 18216-18230

  James, J P ^b   Choi, H W ^a   Pharoah, J G ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effective property; Non homogeneous compression; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Porous transport layer; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF POLYMERS; CHANNEL REGION; COMPRESSION EFFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL VOLUME; EFFECTIVE PROPERTY; EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FLOW-FIELD PLATE; INPUT DATAS; ISO SURFACE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POST PROCESSING; RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE; SGL CARBONS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOMOGRAPHIC; TRANSPORT LAYERS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTROLYTES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LOADING; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SCANNING; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION; X RAYS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 84868212343     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.077     Document Type: Article

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