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Title: Batch and continuous methods for evaluating the physical and thermal properties of films

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OSTI ID:1651018
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Thermal methods and systems are described for the batch and/or continuous monitoring of films and/or membranes and/or electrodes produced in large-scale manufacturing lines. Some of the methods described include providing an energy input into a film, measuring a thermal response of the film, and correlating these to one or more physical properties and/or characteristics of the film.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC36-08GO28308
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
10,684,128
Application Number:
15/554,551
OSTI ID:
1651018
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/08/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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