Influence of compressive stress on the pore structure of carbon cloth based gas diffusion layer investigated by capillary flow porometry

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1752-1759

  Senthil Velan, V ^a,b   Velayutham, G ^a   Rajalakshmi, N ^a   Dhathathreyan, K S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary flow porometry; Compressive stress on gas diffusion layer; Gas diffusion layers; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW POROMETRY; DIFFERENT PRESSURES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; FABRICATION PROCESS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; OHMIC CONTACTS; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84891827922     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.038     Document Type: Article

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