Viscoelastic stress analysis of constrained proton exchange membranes under humidity cycling

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0210021-02100213

  Lai, Yeh Hung ^a   Mittelsteadt, Cortney K ^b   Gittleman, Craig S ^a   Dillard, David A ^c  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Giner Incorporated and Giner Electrochemical Systems LLC   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; COMPLIANCE CURVE; CRACK FORMATION; CREEP COMPLIANCE; CREEP TESTS; FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS; FUEL CELL OPERATION; HUMIDITY CYCLING; HUMIDITY LEVELS; HYGRAL EXPANSION; MASTER CURVE; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MEMBRANE LEAKAGES; MODEL MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL STRESS ANALYSIS; PREMATURE FAILURES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; REACTANT GAS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELAXATION TEST; RESIDUAL TENSILE STRESS; STRESS MODELS; STRESS PREDICTION; VISCOELASTIC STRESS; WET AND DRY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CREEP; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS; TESTING; WATER CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 77955297877     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2971045     Document Type: Article

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