Mechanical degradation mechanism of membrane electrode assemblies in buckling test under humidity cycles

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Uchiyama, Tomoaki ^a   Kato, Manabu ^a   Ikogi, Yoshihiro ^a   Yoshida, Toshihiko ^a  

^a TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING TESTS; CATALYST LAYERS; DESWELLING; EQUIVALENT WEIGHT; FEM SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FEM; HUMIDITY CYCLES; LASER MICROSCOPES; LIQUID WATER; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; POLYIMIDE FILM; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIORS; SWELLING RATIO; TENSILE TESTS; YIELD POINTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CRACKS; DEGRADATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC FILMS; TENSILE STRESS; TENSILE TESTING;

BUCKLING;

EID: 84869849867     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007814     Document Type: Article

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