The nonlinear viscoelastic properties of PFSA membranes in water-immersed and humid air conditions

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 163-174

  Yan, Lei ^a   Gray, Timothy A ^a   Patankar, Kshitish A ^a   Case, Scott W ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^b   Moore, Robert B ^a   Dillard, David A ^a   Lai, Yeh Hung ^c   Li, Yongqiang ^c   Gittleman, Craig S ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

HUMID AIR CONDITIONS; HYGRO-THERMAL CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; NONLINEAR VISCO-ELASTIC; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 79960348217     PISSN: 21915644     EISSN: 21915652     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9798-2_20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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