Vapor feed direct methanol fuel cells with passive thermal-fluids management system

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 378-390

  Guo, Zhen ^a   Faghri, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Heat pipe; Passive; Vapor feed

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; HEAT PIPES; METHANOL; MICROFLUIDICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

THERMAL MANAGEMENT MECHANISM; VAPOR FEED;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 34147124360     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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