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Author:: Liu, Fuqiang
Title:: Optimizing membrane electrode assembly of direct methanol fuel cells for portable power
Graduate Program:: Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:: catalyst layer
membrane electrode assembly
Direct methanol fuel cell
optimization
portable power
File:: Download Fuqiang_Liu_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Howard W Pickering, Committee Member
Qing Wang, Committee Member

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Author:: Hussaini, Irfan Saif
Title:: Experimental Study of Transient Dynamics of PEM Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: relative permeability of diffusion media
water management
transient dynamics
visualization
File:: Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Prof C Y Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

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Author:: Tajiri, Kazuya
Title:: Startup Characteristics of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Subzero Temperatures
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: polymer electrolyte fuel cell
cold start
automotive
File:: Download dissertation_kazuya_tajiri.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member

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Author:: Mao, Leng
Title:: MODELING COLD START OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: fuel cell
model
subzero
cold start
File:: Download Thesis-final.pdf
Committee Members:: Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Long Qing Chen, Committee Member
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fan Bill B Cheung, Committee Member

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Author:: Sinha, Puneet
Title:: Probing Liquid Water Transport in a PEFC Gas Diffusion Layer with Pore-Network Modeling, CFD Modeling and X-ray Microtomography
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: CFD modeling
Pore scale modeling
Gas Purge
Flooding
Gas diffusion layer
PEM Fuel cell
X-ray Imaging
File:: Download Sinha_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member

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Author:: Poramapojana, Poowanart
Title:: Experimental Investigation of Internal Short Circuits in Lithium-ion Batteries
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Li-ion battery
Nail penetration test
Internal short circuits
Battery safety
Diagnostic nail
File:: Download Poramapojana_PhDThesis_2015.pdf
Committee Members:: Chao Yang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chao Yang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stefan Thynell, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

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