Investigation of Graphite Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cell Performance

The largest cost in manufacturing PEM fuel cells for automotive applications is due to the bipolar plate. The current graphite material used for the bipolar plate is very brittle and difficult to machine to the rigorous specifications needed for fuel cell stacks. This paper introduces the developmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kruszewski, Eric
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35835
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11282001-195935/