Modeling methanol crossover by diffusion and electro-osmosis in a flowing electrolyte direct methanol fuel cell

Fuel Cells

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 486-498

  Kjeang, E ^a   Goldak, J ^b   Golriz, M R ^a   Gu, J ^b   James, D ^c   Kordesch, K ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Energy Visions Inc   (Canada)

^d GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Direct Methanol Fuel Cell; Electro Osmosis; Flowing Flectrolyte; Methanol Crossover; Numerical Modeling

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTROLYTES; OSMOSIS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); ELECTRO-OSMOSIS; FLOWING ELECTROLYTES; METHANOL CROSSOVER;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 30144438265     PISSN: 16156846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fuce.200400087     Document Type: Article

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