224th ECS Meeting (October 27 – November 1, 2013)

October 27 - November 01, 2013

Effective Diffusivity Measurement of Partially-Saturated Diffusion Media
Gi Suk Hwang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Joseph Grant, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Adam Z. Weber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Design of Experiments to Evaluate Material Characteristics of Porous Transport Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Sarah Flick, Dipl.-Ing., Clean Energy Research Centre, University of British Columbia; Walter Mérida, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia

The Impact of Fibre Surface Morphology on the Effective Thermal Conductivity of a PEM Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layer
Steven Joseph Botelho, BASc., Thermofluids for Energy & Advanced Materials Lab, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, PhD, Thermofluids for Energy & Advanced Materials Lab, University of Toronto

Effect of GDL Material on Thermal Gradients along the Reactant Flow Channels in PEMFCs
Evan See, Master of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Satish G Kandlikar, PhD, Rochester Institute of Technology

PTFE Distribution in High-Temperature PEM Electrodes and Its Effect on the Cell Performance
Florian Mack, Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU); Tobias Morawietz, M.Sc., University of Applied Sciences Esslingen; Renate Hiesgen, Professor, University of Applied Sciences Esslingen; Dominik Kramer, Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU); Roswitha Zeis, Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)

Measurement Technique of Oxygen Diffusion Resistance through Gas Diffusion Layer
Hironori Ohira, NIPPON SOKEN,INC.; Katsuhide Kikuchi, NIPPON SOKEN,INC.; Atsushi Ida, TOYOTA Motor Corp.; Joji Tomiyasu, TOYOTA Motor Corp.; Atsushi Yamamoto, TOYOTA Motor Corp.

Intermission

Ice Crystallization During Cold-Start of a Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell
Thomas J. Dursch Jr., Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Jianfeng F. Liu, University of California, Berkeley; Gregory J. Trigub, University of California, Berkeley; Clayton J. Radke, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Adam Z. Weber, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Novel Characterization Technique for the Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Properties of a Gdl
Rafael Kuwertz, Dipl.-Chem., Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology; Thomas Turek, Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology; Ulrich Kunz, Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology

Visualizing Bubble Flows in Electrolyzer GDLs Using Microfluidic Platforms
Faraz Arbabi, M.A.Sc., Thermofluids for Energy & Advanced Materials Lab, University of Toronto; Ali Kalantarian, PhD, Thermofluids for Energy & Advanced Materials Lab, University of Toronto; Rami Abouatallah, PhD, Hydrogenics Corporation; Rainey Wang, PhD, Hydrogenics Corporation; James Wallace, PhD, Engine Research and Development Laboratory (ERDL), University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, PhD, Thermofluids for Energy & Advanced Materials Lab, University of Toronto

Highly Conductive and Non-Leached Polybenzimidazole/Carbon Nanotube-Based Membrane Electrode Assembly With Remarkable Durability (Cancelled)

Degradation of Gas Diffusion Layers in PEM Fuel Cells during Drive Cycle Operation
Rangachary Mukundan, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; John R. Davey, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Karen Rau, Los Alamos National Laboratory; David A. Langlois, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Dusan Spernjak, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Joseph D. Fairweather, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory; Kateryna Artyushkova, Ph.D., University of New Mexico; Ruediger Schweiss, SGL Carbon GmbH; Rod L Borup, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory