Effect of bipolar plate materials on the stress distribution and interfacial contact resistance in PEM fuel cell

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-588

  Poornesh, K K ^a   Lee, Sang Kyo ^a   Cho, Chongdu ^a   Choi, Kyu Won ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar plate; Contact pressure; Contact resistance; Gas diffusion layer; Membrane; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049235214     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-010-0067-3     Document Type: Article

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