Study of thermal conductivity of PEM fuel cell catalyst layers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 9397-9408

  Burheim, Odne S ^a   Su, Huaneng ^b   Hauge, Hans Henrik ^a   Pasupathi, Sivakumar ^b   Pollet, Bruno G ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catalyst layers (CL); Gas diffusion layer (GDL); Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC); Porous transport layer (PTL); Through plane thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPACTION; ELECTROLYTES; IONOMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

1-D THERMAL MODELS; CATALYST LAYERS; CATALYST PARTICLES; COMPACTION PRESSURE; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; INTERNAL TEMPERATURE; POROUS TRANSPORT LAYERS; THROUGH-PLANE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84901242585     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.03.206     Document Type: Article

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