Construction of Composite Polymer Bipolar Plate for Pem Fuel Cell
- سال انتشار: 1392
- محل انتشار: فصلنامه انرژی و محیط زیست ایران (ایرانیکا)، دوره: 4، شماره: 4
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_IJEE-4-4_007
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 875
نویسندگان
Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
چکیده
Bipolar plates play the most significant role in weight, volume and corresponding costs of fuel cells. Initially, metallic and graphite materials had been used for production of bipolar plates due to their electricalconductivity characteristics. Later, these plates due to their deficiency such as corrosion, weight andproduction expenses were appropriately substituted by composite plates. This article presents results of a study on construction of bipolar plates using conductive polymeric composites. In the constructed composites, polypropylene was implement as polymer matrix and conductive carbon black and graphite as filler in order tosupply the required electrical conductivity. The added fillers have been distributed in polypropylene by usingan internal mixer. Then, bipolar plate specimens were prepared by molding of composite in hot press. The prepared specimens have been characterized to evaluate their specifications such as mechanical properties and their performance properties like thermal and electrical conductivities. The results of performed tests haveshown a good performance on thermal conductivity greater than 10W/m.K, electrical conductivity higher than 50S/cm and high mechanical strength, flexural strength greater than 25MPa. The constructed composite plateswere optimized and their weight in compare to similar metallic plates 80% and in contrast to graphite plates 40% were reduced. This method for production of bipolar plates is more economical as it reduces the cost of used materials and expenses of manufacturing operations.کلیدواژه ها
Fuel cell Bipolar plates Composite Polypropylene Carbon black Graphiteمقالات مرتبط جدید
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