Effect of compression on the performance of a HT-PEM fuel cell

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1079-1099

  Diedrichs, Anja ^a   Rastedt, Maren ^a   Pinar, F Javier ^a   Wagner, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compression; Fuel cell; HT PEMFC; Micro computed tomography; PBI

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES;

COMPRESSIVE FORCES; COMPRESSIVE PRESSURE; COMPUTED X-RAY TOMOGRAPHIES; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84886592828     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-013-0597-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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