Modeling and Simulation of the Degradation of Perfluorinated Ion-Exchange Membranes in PEM Fuel Cells
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Modeling and Simulation of the Degradation of Perfluorinated Ion-Exchange Membranes in PEM Fuel Cells A. A. Shah, T. R. Ralph,* and F. C. Walsh* Electrochemical Engineering Laboratory, Energy Technology Research Group, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfields, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon SN5 8AT, United Kingdom
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