Determining the Hydrogen Conversion Rates of a Passive Catalytic Recombiner for Hydrogen Risk Mitigation
By: Shannon Krenz and Ernst-Arndt Reinecke
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Language: English
Page range: 24 - 35
Submitted on: Jan 8, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 8, 2025
Published on: May 26, 2025
Published by: KIT Scientific Publishing
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