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Simulation of liquid water breakthrough in a nanotomography reconstruction of a carbon paper gas‐diffusion layer

2011; Wiley; Volume: 58; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/aic.12581

1547-5905

Pratap Rama, Yan Liu, Rui Chen, Hossein Ostadi, Kyle Jiang, Yue Gao, Xiaoxian Zhang, Rosemary Fisher, Marc G. Jeschke,

High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena

AIChE JournalVolume 58, Issue 2 p. 646-655 Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena Simulation of liquid water breakthrough in a nanotomography reconstruction of a carbon paper gas-diffusion layer P. Rama, Corresponding Author P. Rama [email protected] Intelligent Energy Ltd., Charnwood Building, Holywell Park, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3GR, U.K.Intelligent Energy Ltd., Charnwood Building, Holywell Park, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3GR, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorY. Liu, Y. Liu Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorR. Chen, R. Chen Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorH. Ostadi, H. Ostadi Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.KSearch for more papers by this authorK. Jiang, K. Jiang Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.KSearch for more papers by this authorY. Gao, Y. Gao Dept. of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GQ, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorX. X. Zhang, X. X. Zhang Dept. of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GQ, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorR. Fisher, R. Fisher Technical Fibre Products Ltd., Burneside Mills, Kendal LA9 6PZ, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorM. Jeschke, M. Jeschke Technical Fibre Products Ltd., Burneside Mills, Kendal LA9 6PZ, U.K.Search for more papers by this author P. Rama, Corresponding Author P. Rama [email protected] Intelligent Energy Ltd., Charnwood Building, Holywell Park, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3GR, U.K.Intelligent Energy Ltd., Charnwood Building, Holywell Park, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3GR, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorY. Liu, Y. Liu Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorR. Chen, R. Chen Dept. of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorH. Ostadi, H. Ostadi Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.KSearch for more papers by this authorK. Jiang, K. Jiang Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.KSearch for more papers by this authorY. Gao, Y. Gao Dept. of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GQ, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorX. X. Zhang, X. X. Zhang Dept. of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GQ, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorR. Fisher, R. Fisher Technical Fibre Products Ltd., Burneside Mills, Kendal LA9 6PZ, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorM. Jeschke, M. 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