Effect of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and micro porous layer (MPL) on thermal conductivity of fuel cell gas diffusion layers: Modeling and experiments

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 248, Issue , 2014, Pages 632-641

  Sadeghifar, Hamidreza ^a   Djilali, Ned ^b   Bahrami, Majid ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas diffusion layer; Microstructure modeling of fibrous porous media; MPL; PTFE; Thermal contact resistance; Through plane thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

FIBROUS POROUS MEDIA; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MPL; THERMAL CONTACT RESISTANCE; THROUGH-PLANE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; LOADING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; POROUS MATERIALS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84886534163     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.09.136     Document Type: Article

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