Analytics of Physical Properties of Low-Temperature Fuel Cells

Fuel Cell Science and Engineering: Materials, Processes, Systems and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 521-541

  Wackerl, Jürgen ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytics; Calorimetry; Dynamic mechanical analysis; Gravimetry; Low temperature fuel cells; Mechanical testing; Porosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873691740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527650248.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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