Modeling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel stack end plates

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Karvonen, Suvi ^a   Hottinen, Tero ^b   Ihonen, Jari ^c   Uusalo, Heidi ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Wärtslä Finland Oyj ^*  (Finland)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Compression; End plates; Modeling; PEM fuel cell stack

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ALUMINA; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DATA COMPRESSION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SURFACE DIFFUSION;

COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION PRESSURES; ELECTRODE SURFACES; END PLATES; FIELD PLATES; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELING; FLAT PLATES; FUEL CELL STACKS; FUEL STACKS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; MODELING; MODELING RESULTS; PEM FUEL CELL STACK; PEMFC STACKS; PLATE MATERIALS; PLATE STRUCTURES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; SENSITIVE FILMS; SUPPORTING STRUCTURES; UNIT CELLS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 55049127310     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2930775     Document Type: Article

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