A-1.1 Imaging 1

Tuesday, October 29, 2013: 08:00-12:00
Continental 1, Tower 3, Ballroom Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
Joseph D. Fairweather, Ph.D. and Rangachary Mukundan, Ph.D.
08:00
Neutron Imaging of Water Transport in Polymer-Electrolyte Membranes and Membrane-Electrode Assemblies
Daniel S Hussey, PhD, National Institute of Standards; Dusan Spernjak, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Gang Wu, Los Alamos National Laboratory; David L Jacobson, National Institute of Standards; Dazhi Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Boris Khaykovich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mikhail V Gubarev, NASA; Joseph D. Fairweather, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Rangachary Mukundan, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Roger Lujan, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Piotr Zelenay, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Rod L Borup, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory
08:40
Evaluation of Transient Water Content during PEMFC Operational Cycles By Stroboscopic Neutron Imaging
Joseph D. Fairweather, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dusan Spernjak, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Jacob Spendelow, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Rangachary Mukundan, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Daniel S Hussey, PhD, National Institute of Standards; David L Jacobson, National Institute of Standards; Rod L Borup, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory
09:00
Distinction of Liquid Water and Ice Based on Dual Spectrum Neutron Imaging
Johannes Biesdorf, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Pierre Oberholzer, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Felix Bernauer, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Anders Kaestner, Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Peter Vontobel, Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Eberhard Lehmann, Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Thomas J. Schmidt, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; Pierre Boillat, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
09:20
Neutron Imaging and Performance of PEM Fuel Cells With Nanostructured Thin Film Electrodes At Low Temperatures
Rangachary Mukundan, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dusan Spernjak, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Roger Lujan, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Joseph D. Fairweather, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Daniel S Hussey, PhD, National Institute of Standards; David L Jacobson, National Institute of Standards; Andrew J. Steinbach, M.S., 3M Company; Adam Z. Weber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Rod L Borup, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory
09:40
Investigation of Water Transport in Perforated Gas Diffusion Layer by Neutron Radiography
Zijie Lu, Ford Motor Company; James Waldecker, Ford Motor Company; Xingbin Xie, Wayne State University; Ming-Chia Lai, Wayne State University; Daniel S Hussey, PhD, National Institute of Standards; David L Jacobson, National Institute of Standards
10:00
Intermission
10:20
Optimization of Fuel Cell Generation Environment by Observation of Water Using Neutron Radiography
Chikara Iwasawa, Honda R&D Co.,Ltd.Automobile R&D Center; Hiroto Chiba, Honda R&D Co.,Ltd.Automobile R&D Center
10:40
Investigation of Liquid Water Accumulation in Operating PEM Fuel Cells With/Without MPL and Its Effect on Cell Performance
Phengxay Deevanhxay, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology; Takashi Sasabe, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology; Shohji Tsushima, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology; Shuichiro Hirai, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology
11:00
A Comparison of Laboratory Based and Synchrotron Based Nano X-ray CT for PEFC Micro Porous Layer
Navvab Khajeh Hosseini Dalasm, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering/Center for Clean Energy Engineering, University of Connecticut; Toshikazu Kotaka, EV system laboratory, Nissan research center, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.; Yuichiro Tabuchi, EV system laboratory, Nissan research center, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.; Ugur Pasaogullari, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
11:20
On the Effects of Irradiation During X-Ray Imaging of PEFC
Jens Eller, Paul Scherrer Institut; Jörg Roth, Paul Scherrer Institut; Federica Marone, Paul Scherrer Institut; Marco Stampanoni, Paul Scherrer Institut; Felix N. Büchi, Paul Scherrer Institut
11:40
Visualization of Gas Bubble Behavior of a Regenerative Fuel Cell in Electrolysis Mode by Soft X-ray Radiography
Omer Faruk Selamet, PhD, Nigde University; Phengxay Deevanhxay, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology; Shohji Tsushima, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology; Shuichiro Hirai, Dr. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology