Test and Validation
Responsible: ZSW
Participants: Areva, CEA, inhouse engineering, Nedstack
Objectives
Investigate the overall behavior and properties of the MEAs developed and manufactured in the WP’s 4 and 5. This means an evaluation of performance and durability of the reference and X-Y gradient MEA, based on agreed partner-specific test protocols. For the in-situ characterization methods current density distribution devices and typical electrochemical techniques are applied.
The main topics of this work package can be addressed by:
- Test Plan
- Reference test parameters
- Polarization curves
- Performance and Durability Test
- In-situ electrochemical measurements
- Post-mortem analysis