Effective diffusivity in partially-saturated carbon-fiber gas diffusion layers: Effect of through-plane saturation distribution
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0017-9310
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.02.073