Pore-scale study of effects of relative humidity on reactive transport processes in catalyst layers in PEMFC

Ruiyuan Zhang; Ting Min; Li Chen; Hailong Li; Jinyue Yan; Wen-Quan Tao

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119553

journal article Oct 01, 2022

Pore-scale study of effects of relative humidity on reactive transport processes in catalyst layers in PEMFC

Ruiyuan Zhang Ting Min Li Chen

Hailong Li

Jinyue Yan

Wen-Quan Tao

Applied Energy Vol. 323 pp. 119553 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Oct 01, 2022
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Northwestern University

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Hailong Li

School of Energy Science and Engineering; Central South University; Changsha 410083; China

Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

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Ruiyuan Zhang, Ting Min, Li Chen, et al. (2022). Pore-scale study of effects of relative humidity on reactive transport processes in catalyst layers in PEMFC. Applied Energy, 323, 119553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119553

Pore-scale study of effects of relative humidity on reactive transport processes in catalyst layers in PEMFC

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