Numerical investigation of mechanical durability in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Gore Fuel Cell Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELL OPERATION; IN-PLANE; LOAD OPERATIONS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CONSTRAINTS; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PFSA MEMBRANES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; REINFORCED MEMBRANES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER TRANSPORT;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DURABILITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SWELLING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

STRESSES;

EID: 77951186145     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3328496     Document Type: Article

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