Influences of Contact Pressure on the Performances of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Table 1

Parameters used for the modelling of the polarisation behaviours.

Configuration (torque and thickness)	Activation		Ohmic			Mass transfer
	𝐴 (V)	𝑖𝑜 (mA cm^−2)	𝑟𝑐 (Ω cm^2)	𝜎 (S cm^−1)	𝑟𝑏 (Ω cm^2)	𝐵 (V)	𝑖𝐿 (mA cm^−2)
5 Nm and 0.2 mm	0.0525	0.3	0.011	0.06	0.305	0.045	500
5 Nm and 0.3 mm	0.0525	0.3	0.148	0.06	0.305	0.045	450
3 Nm and 0.3 mm	0.0525	0.3	0.480	0.06	0.305	0.045	450