Effect of the micro porous layer design on the dynamic performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 459-468

  Cho, Junhyun ^a   Oh, Hwanyeong ^b   Park, Jaeman ^b   Min, Kyoungdoug ^b   Lee, Eunsook ^c   Jyoung, Jy Young ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c JNTG Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure gradient; Design parameter; Gas diffusion layer; Micro porous layer; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; Transient response

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; SLURRY DENSITY; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84890440176     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.10.041     Document Type: Article

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