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High-resolution neutron radiography of through-plane liquid water distribution in polymer electrolyte membrane and gas diffusion layer

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Author(s)

Daniel S. Hussey, David L. Jacobson, Richard Fu, Ugur Pasaogullari, Takeshi Shiomi, Yuichiro Tabuchi

Abstract

We re-investigate our previously studied water transport phenomena under nonisothermal conditions by measuring the through-plane liquid water distribution across PEFC components with the state-of-the-art high-resolution neutron radiography. A corrective procedure to eliminate artifacts arising from polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) swelling in water thickness measurement is introduced for the first time. Presence of a water content gradient in the polymer electrolyte membrane was observed under large temperature gradient and high humidity conditions. Water distribution in gas diffusion layers (GDLs) was measured by replacing the PEM with a film of PTFE. The experiment yielded a pronounced liquid water peak at the PTFE interface.
Citation
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume
159
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Neutron Radiography, PEFC, Water Distribution
Alternative energy, Fuels, Metrology and Neutron research

Citation

Hussey, D. , Jacobson, D. , Fu, R. , , U. , Shiomi, T. and , Y. (2012), High-resolution neutron radiography of through-plane liquid water distribution in polymer electrolyte membrane and gas diffusion layer, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Accessed October 7, 2025)

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Created August 14, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017
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