Local measurements of hydrogen crossover rate in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 560-566

  Baik, Kyung Don ^a   Kong, Im Mo ^a   Hong, Bo Ki ^b   Kim, Sae Hoon ^b   Kim, Min Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai and Kia Corp   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogen crossover; Local measurement; Open circuit voltage; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROGEN; MEASUREMENTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE;

BIPOLAR PLATES; CELL TEMPERATURE; CROSSOVER RATES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; GAS INLET; LOCAL MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE DEGRADATION; NITROGEN FLOW RATES; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84869878212     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.034     Document Type: Article

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