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Effect of Pin-Hole on the Performance of Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell for Different Flow Fields and Catalyst Loadings

By: Sudesh Bekal  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 578 - 597
Submitted on: Nov 4, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 13, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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