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ArticleMembranes2022

Effect of Clamping Compression on the Mechanical Performance of a Carbon Paper Gas Diffusion Layer in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells.

Yanqin Chen, Jinghui Zhao, Cuihong Jin, Yuchao Ke, Decai Li, Zixi Wang

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Article in Membranes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yanqin ChenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jinghui ZhaoSchool of Automotive Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.
Cuihong JinNew Energy R&D Center, Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Weifang 261061, China.
Yuchao KeKey Laboratory of High-Performance Rubber & Products of Anhui Province, Ningguo 242300, China.
Decai LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Zixi WangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Tsinghua University · CNTongji University · CNWeichai Power (China) · CN

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China No. 2021YFB3800400Tsinghua University-Weichai Joint Research Institute of Power and Intelligent Manufacturing No. WCDL-GH-2020-0215
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During all the assembly stages of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack, gas diffusion layers (GDLs) endure clamping loads in the through-plane direction several times. Under such complicated assembly conditions, GDLs have to deform with the changes in structure, surface roughness, pore size, etc. A comprehensive understanding of the compressive performance of GDLs at different clamping phases is crucial to the assembly process improvement of PEMFCs. Two typical clamping compression was designed and performed to get close to the actual assembly conditions of PEMFCs. The results indicate that the initial clamping compression and the magnitude of the maximum clamping load have great impacts on the segmented compressive properties of GDLs. The nonlinear compressive performance of the GDL is mainly attributed to the unique microstructural information. The rough surface morphology contributes to the initial compressive characteristics where the big strain along with the small stress occurs, and the irreversible failures such as carbon fiber breakages and adhesive failures between fibers and binders account for the hysteresis between different compression stages. Importantly, it is found that the clamping compression hardly influences the small pore distribution below 175 μm but affects the large pore distribution over 200 μm.

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clamping compressiongas diffusion layermechanical failuresnonlinear characteristicspolymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

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PMID35877849
PMCPMC9323112
OpenAlexW4283376582

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