Pressure drop modelling for liquid feed direct methanol fuel cells. Part II. Model based parametric analysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-245

  Argyropoulos, P ^a   Scott, K ^a   Taama, W M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Modelling; Pressure drop; Stacks; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELL; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 0032863421     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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