Thermomechanical stability and inelastic energy dissipation as durability criteria for fuel cell gas diffusion media with pre-assembly effects |
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Affiliation: | 1. Electrochemical Energy System Design Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, 575 025, India;2. Fuel Cell Research Lab, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Chennai Unit, Chennai, 600 113, India |
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Abstract: | In this article, pre-assembly hot-press pressure and thermal expansion effects in gas-diffusion layers (GDLs) are addressed to explore the practicalities of the constitutive model reported in the companion article. A facile technique is proposed to include deformation history dependent residual strain effects. The model is implemented in the numerical environment and compared with widely followed conventional models such as isotropic and orthotropic material models. With the normal and accelerated thermal expansion effects no significant variation in stresses or strains is reported with the compressible GDL model in contrast to the conventional incompressible form of the GDL model. The present work identifies the critical differences with advanced and extended variants of the model along with conventional GDL material models in terms of planar stress/strain distribution and the membrane response. Finally, the model is simulated for micro-cyclic stress loads of varying amplitudes that imitate the real working conditions of fuel cell. The inelastic energy dissipation in GDLs is predicted using the proposed model, which is utilized further to distinguish the safe (elastic) and unsafe (inelastic shakedown) operating limits. The inelastic collapse of GDLs is shown to be a active function of high amplitude micro-cyclic load with high initial clamping load. |
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Keywords: | Gas diffusion media Constitutive model Thermal load cycle Thermal expansion coefficient Hot-press Dissipation energy |
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