Effect of porosity heterogeneity on the permeability and tortuosity of gas diffusion layers in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 248, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-90

  Nabovati, Aydin ^a   Hinebaugh, James ^a   Bazylak, Aimy ^a   Amon, Cristina H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binder PTFE; Gas diffusion layer; Lattice Boltzmann method; Permeability; Porosity heterogeneity; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

FIBROUS MATERIAL; FITTING PARAMETERS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; HYDRODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; IN-PLANE PERMEABILITY; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TORTUOSITY;

BINDERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

POROSITY;

EID: 84885410527     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.09.061     Document Type: Article

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