TY - JOUR A1 - Göbel, M. A1 - Kirsch, S. A1 - Schwarze, L: A1 - Schmidt, L. A1 - Scholz, H. A1 - Haußmann, J. A1 - Klages, M. A1 - Scholta, J. A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Alrwashdeh, S. A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Müller, Bernd R. T1 - Transient limiting current measurements for characterization of gas diffusion layers N2 - The water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) is strongly influenced by the design of the gas diffusion layers (GDL). Limiting current measurements in small-scale cells operating at high stoichiometries are useful to determine the oxygen transport resistance. The oxygen transport resistance increases, once water condenses inside the GDL. In this study a new electrochemical method for voltage loss estimation of GDL induced oxygen transport losses are presented. This new method, referred to as “transient limiting current” (TLC), is compared with the literature method. TLC allows a direct estimation of oxygen transport resistance at an arbitrarily conditioned state. This study also presents a case study of liquid water visualization of a PEM fuel cell with varying GDLs types. With the help of quasi in-situ synchrotron X-ray computed tomography and time resolved radiography measurements we investigate appearance and distribution of liquid water inside the GDLs under limiting current conditions. KW - In-situ characterization of GDLs KW - In-situ synchrotron X-ray computed tomography KW - In-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography KW - BAMline PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.09.003 SN - 0378-7753 SN - 1873-2755 VL - 402 SP - 237 EP - 245 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-46552 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Al-Falahat, A. A1 - Kardjilov, N. A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Woracek, R. A1 - Alrwashdeh, S. A1 - Manke, I. T1 - Investigation of detector backlighting and other effects in neutron darkfield images N2 - Neutron imaging can provide unique contrast mechanisms. In order to yield reliable and reproducible attenuation coefficients for quantification, one needs to fully understand and characterize the experimental set-up. One effect that has been largely overlooked in scintillator-camera based neutron imaging systems is the backlight scattering or back illumination in the detection system which can significantly affect the quantification of attenuation coefficients and lead to severe errors and image artifacts. Herein, backlighting is investigated by varying the illuminated detector area and the magnitude of the attenuation. The attenuation coefficient of multiple metal plates was determined by polychromatic neutrons bu the CONRAD V7 instrument. The strength of the back illumination strongly depends upon the sample absorption. While it is relatively moderate (a few percent) for weak absorbing samples, it can be severe when the sample is a strong absorber or thick. KW - Attenuation coefficient KW - Neutron imaging KW - Neutron scattering KW - Polycromatic neutrons KW - Scintillator PY - 2024 SN - 1073-9149 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/10739149.2024.2380772 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Taylor & Francis AN - OPUS4-60752 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -