AU2001274800A1 - Fuel cell with monolithic flow field-bipolar plate assembly and method for making and cooling a fuel cell stack - Google Patents

Fuel cell with monolithic flow field-bipolar plate assembly and method for making and cooling a fuel cell stack

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AU2001274800A1
AU2001274800A1 AU2001274800A AU7480001A AU2001274800A1 AU 2001274800 A1 AU2001274800 A1 AU 2001274800A1 AU 2001274800 A AU2001274800 A AU 2001274800A AU 7480001 A AU7480001 A AU 7480001A AU 2001274800 A1 AU2001274800 A1 AU 2001274800A1
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A. John Appleby
Sergei Gamburzev
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AU2001274800A 2000-02-11 2001-02-09 Fuel cell with monolithic flow field-bipolar plate assembly and method for making and cooling a fuel cell stack Abandoned AU2001274800A1 (en)

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US09/779,872 US6770394B2 (en) 2000-02-11 2001-02-08 Fuel cell with monolithic flow field-bipolar plate assembly and method for making and cooling a fuel cell stack
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