When individual proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are assembled together to form a stack and provide energy for practical applications, an appropriate clamping load is usually required to render the stack high efficiency, high reliability, and excellent durability. From both modeling and experimental aspects, this article first highlights the effect of clamping load on the electron transfer, mass (water and reactant gases) transfer, and heat transfer in a PEMFC stack and then puts the attentions on the optimization design of clamping load with emphases on the optimal clamping load and the homogenous distribution of clamping load. This summary may deepen our understanding of the assembly of a PEMFC stack and provide referential information for the designer and manufacturer.
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Effect of Clamping Load on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack and Its Optimization Design: A Review of Modeling and Experimental Research
Cheng-wei Wu
Cheng-wei Wu
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e-mail: cwwu@dlut.edu.cn
Industrial Equipment,
Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics,
Dalian University of Technology,
State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for
Industrial Equipment,
Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024
, China
1Corresponding author.
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Cheng-wei Wu
e-mail: cwwu@dlut.edu.cn
Industrial Equipment,
Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics,
Dalian University of Technology,
State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for
Industrial Equipment,
Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics,
Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116024
, China
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF FUEL CELL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received October 26, 2013; final manuscript received November 1, 2013; published online December 10, 2013. Editor: Nigel M. Sammes.
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Apr 2014, 11(2): 020801 (11 pages)
Published Online: December 10, 2013
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October 26, 2013
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November 1, 2013
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Zhang, W., and Wu, C. (December 10, 2013). "Effect of Clamping Load on the Performance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack and Its Optimization Design: A Review of Modeling and Experimental Research." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. April 2014; 11(2): 020801. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026070
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