Modeling flow distribution for internally manifolded direct methanol fuel cell stacks

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 985-995

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

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HYDRAULICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

METHANOL FUEL CELL;

FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING TECHNIQUE; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0034310761     PISSN: 09307516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4125(200011)23:11<985::AID-CEAT985>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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