Fatigue and creep to leak tests of proton exchange membranes using pressure-loaded blisters

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 873-879

  Li, Yongqiang ^a   Dillard, David A ^a   Case, Scott W ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^a   Lai, Yeh Hung ^b   Gittleman, Craig S ^b   Miller, Daniel P ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep; Fatigue; Gas crossover; Mechanical durability; Pressure loaded blister; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTING; CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES; CYCLIC CHANGES; CYCLIC FATIGUE LOADING; FAILURE CRITERIA; FATIGUE; FLOW-FIELD PLATE; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; GAS DIFFUSION MEDIA; GAS LEAKAGES; LEAK TESTS; MASTER CURVE; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; MECHANICAL LOADING; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; QUASI-STATIC; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RUPTURE TESTS; SUSTAINED LOADING; TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CREEP; DURABILITY; GASES; HUMIDITY CONTROL; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; MOISTURE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; TESTING;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 69449095119     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.06.083     Document Type: Article

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