To reduce the stringent mechanical maintenance requirements of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
improve their performance
and extend the service life of their components
this paper examines uncertainties in three nominally deterministic mechanical design parameters: gas diffusion layer (GDL) thickness
GDL porosity
and bipolar plate bending radius. The study evaluates the influence of these uncertainties on contact pressure based on the Gaussian probability method. It explores the correlation between the macroscopic scales
including GDL thickness
GDL porosity
and bipolar plate bending radius
and the microscopic scale of GDL contact pressure. The study analyzes the uncertainties in mechanical design parameters and their effects on contact pressure and verifies the reliability of GDL dimension through integrated uncertainty modeling and simulation.
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