Mechanical properties of a reinforced composite polymer electrolyte membrane and its simulated performance in PEM fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 817-825

  Tang, Yaliang ^a   Kusoglu, Ahmet ^a   Karlsson, Anette M ^a   Santare, Michael H ^a   Cleghorn, Simon ^b   Johnson, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Gore Fuel Cell Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Durability; Finite element analysis; Fuel cell; Mechanical properties; Nafion; Reinforced polymer electrolyte membrane

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYELECTROLYTES; TENSILE STRESS;

BREAK STRESS; MEMBRANE DURABILITY; PROPORTIONAL LIMIT STRESS; REINFORCED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 36749083010     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.09.093     Document Type: Article

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