A Mathematical Model for the Corrosion of Metallic Bipolar Plates in PEM Fuel Cells: Numerical and Experimental Issues

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 579-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetto Bozzini ◽  
Ivonne Sgura
2002 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Wind ◽  
R Späh ◽  
W Kaiser ◽  
G Böhm

2008 ◽  
Vol 41-42 ◽  
pp. 469-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Derek O. Northwood

In proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), the bipolar plates supply the reactant gases through the flow channels to the electrodes and serve the purpose of electrochemically connecting one cell to another in the electrochemical cell stack. Requirements of the bipolar plate material are: high values of electronic conductivity; high values of thermal conductivity; high mechanical strength; impermeability to reactant gases; resistance to corrosion; and low cost of automated production. Metallic materials meet many of these requirements but the challenge has been in obtaining the required corrosion resistance. In the paper, six metallic materials were investigated as potential bipolar plate materials. The results showed that the corrosion rates were too high even for the most corrosion resistant metals (SS316L and grade 2 Ti), and that coatings would be required.


2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (60) ◽  
pp. 35149-35161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kivanc Karacan ◽  
Selahattin Celik ◽  
Serkan Toros ◽  
Mahmut Alkan ◽  
Ugur Aydin

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