The effects of pinholes on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-30

  Lü, Weizhong ^a,b   Liu, Zhixiang ^b   Wang, Cheng ^b   Mao, Zongqiang ^b   Zhang, Milin ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Pinhole; Proton exchange membrane (PEM); Simulation

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; DURABILITY TESTING; FUEL CELL FAILURE; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; FUEL CELL STACK; HOT SPOT; IMPACT PERFORMANCE; INITIAL STAGES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; NONUNIFORM STRESS DISTRIBUTION; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PINHOLE; PINHOLE FORMATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION RESULT; VOLTAGE DROP;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 78650660230     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1728     Document Type: Article

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