Effect of gas diffusion layer modulus and land-groove geometry on membrane stresses in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4646-4654

  Lu, Zongwen ^a   Kim, Changsik ^b   Karlsson, Anette M ^a   Cross III, James C ^b   Santare, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression test; Fuel cell; Gas diffusion layer; Geometry; In plane stresses; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

CELL WIDTH; COMPRESSION TESTS; COUPLED INTERACTION; GAS CHANNEL GEOMETRY; GAS CHANNELS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYER; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; GROOVE WIDTH; IN-PLANE STRESS; MEMBRANE STRESS; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PEM FUEL CELL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; STRESS MAGNITUDE; THERMAL CYCLE;

COMPRESSION TESTING; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GASES; GEOMETRY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 79952280175     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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