Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1291757 | Journal of Power Sources | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This article presents the data and the description of a fuel cell stack that failed due to gasket degradation. The fuel cell under study is a 7 cell stack. The unexpected change in several variables such as temperature, pressure and voltage indicated the possible failure of the stack. The stack was monitored over a 6 h period in which data was collected and consequently analyzed to conclude that the fuel cell stack failed due to a crossover leak on the anode inlet port located on the cathode side gasket of cell #2. This stack failure analysis revealed a series of indicators that could be used by a super visional controller in order to initiate a shutdown procedure.
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Authors
Attila Husar, Maria Serra, Cristian Kunusch,