Hydrodynamic characterisation and modelling of anode flow fields of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 87-102

  Krewer, U ^a   Pfafferodt, M ^b   Kamat, A ^a   Menendez, D Fernandez ^a   Sundmacher, K ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFD; DMFC; Flow fields; Ideal reactor network; Reduced model; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); IDEAL REACTOR NETWORKS; REDUCED MODELS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

FUEL CELLS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; FUEL CELLS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33846785007     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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