A3-2 GDL and MPL

Thursday, October 15, 2015: 14:00-18:00
211-B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Chairs:
Ugur Pasaogullari and Tatsumi Kitahara
14:00
GDL and MPL Characterization and Their Relevance to Fuel Cell Modelling
J. Haußmann, F. Wilhelm, S. Enz, M. Klages, A. Pournemat, C. Bergbreiter, J. S. Clark, K. Duraisamy (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung), K. Seidenberger (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung), H. Markötter (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), I. Manke (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), and J. Scholta (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung)
14:40
Novel Gas Diffusion Layers with Patterned Wettability
A. Forner-Cuenca, J. Biesdorf (Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute), L. Gubler (Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute), T. J. Schmidt (Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich), and P. Boillat (Paul Scherrer Institut)
15:00
Influence of the Gas Diffusion Layer Compression on the Oxygen Mass Transport in PEM Fuel Cells
C. Simon, F. Hasché (Technische Universität München), D. Müller (Technische Universität München), and H. A. Gasteiger (Technical University of Munich)
15:20
Impact of Cell Compression on Resistance, Mass Transport, and Ultimate PEMFC Performance
M. B. Sassin, Y. Garsany (EXCET Inc.), B. D. Gould (US Naval Research Laboratory), and K. Swider-Lyons (US Naval Research Laboratory)
15:40
Influence of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Triple MPL Coated GDL on the Oxygen Transport Resistance in a PEFC under High Humidity Conditions
T. Kitahara, H. Nakajima (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University), and K. Okamura (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University)
16:00
Intermission
16:20
Effect of Pore Volume of Hydrophilic Microporous Layer (MPL) on PEFC Performance
T. Tanuma (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) and M. Kawamoto (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)
16:40
In-Situ Measurement of Oxygen Particial Pressure on the Surface of a Cathode GDL with Automotive Compatible Operating Conditions
S. Hirano, J. Chen, M. Potocki (Ford Motor Company), and G. Saloka (Ford Motor Company)
17:00
Influence of MPL Structure Modification on Fuel Cell Oxygen Transport Resistance
Z. Lu (Ford Motor Company), J. Waldecker (Ford Motor Company), M. Tam (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.), and M. Cimenti (Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation)
 
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Determination of Permeability of the Gas Diffusion Layer of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) (Cancelled)
17:40
Characterization Studies of a New MEA Structure for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
J. Park, U. Pasaogullari (Center for Clean Energy Engineering, University of Connecticut), and L. J. Bonville (Center for Clean Energy Engineering, University of Connecticut)