Chapter Six Analytical Models of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Advances in Fuel Cells

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 337-417

  Kulikovsky, A A ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

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EID: 34250355024     PISSN: 1752301X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1752-301X(07)80011-1     Document Type: Chapter

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