Assembly techniques for proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack: a literature review

K Song, Y Wang, Y Ding, H Xu, P Mueller-Welt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The assembly of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a complex process. The
joint action of the assembly load and the working temperature causes an uneven stress …

Stresses and their impacts on proton exchange membrane fuel cells: A review

AM Dafalla, F Jiang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell is a promising substitute for
combustion engines owing to its low level of output pollutants and high efficiency. Great …

Review on proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack assembly: Quality evaluation, assembly method, contact behavior and process design

D Qiu, L Peng, P Yi, W Lehnert, X Lai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are ideal power sources with great potential for
automobiles, backup power systems and stationary applications, owing to high efficiency …

A systematic review for structure optimization and clamping load design of large proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

CW Wu, W Zhang, X Han, YX Zhang, GJ Ma - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
Great progress has been made on the research of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
(PEMFC) in the past 20 years, especially in the key materials and components such as …

Investigation of transport properties of gas diffusion layer of PEMFC with metallic bipolar plates based on mechanical compression

Z Xiong, K Meng, K Chen, W Chen, Q Deng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The clamping pressure applied to proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack
alters the parameters related to mass transfer including porosity, permeability, conductivity …

Effects of mechanical compression on the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and analysis through in-situ characterisation techniques-A review

K Bouziane, N Zamel, X Francois, Y Meyer… - Journal of Power …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the factors that affect the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) performance is the
mechanical compression inside the stack. Although this compression plays an important role …

Examination of compression effects on PEMFC performance by numerical and experimental analyses

A Uzundurukan, M Bilgili, Y Devrim - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effects of compression method on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel
Cell (PEMFC) performance were investigated both numerically and experimentally. Total …

Model-supported characterization of a PEM water electrolysis cell for the effect of compression

SH Frensch, AC Olesen, SS Araya, SK Kær - Electrochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of the cell compression of a PEM water electrolysis
cell. A small single cell is therefore electrochemically analyzed by means of polarization …

Thermal and electrochemical performance analysis of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell under assembly pressure on gas diffusion layer

S Toghyani, FM Nafchi, E Afshari, K Hasanpour… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of clamping pressure on the performance of a proton exchange
membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is investigated for three different widths of channel. The …

A numerical analysis of PEMFC stack assembly through a 3D finite element model

C Carral, P Mélé - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2014 - Elsevier
A finite element model is developed to investigate the influence of the assembly phase of
proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stacks on the mechanical state of the active …