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Effect of nonuniformity of the contact pressure distribution on the electrical contact resistance in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

✍ Scribed by P. Zhou; P. Lin; C.W. Wu; Z. Li

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 492 KB
Volume: 36
Category: Article
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.080

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