Integration of heat pipe into fuel cell technology

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-238

  Faghri, Amir ^a   Guo, Zhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); HEAT TRANSFER; MACHINE DESIGN; METHANOL FUELS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

FUEL CELL STACKS; THERMAL CONTROL; WATER RECIRCULATION;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 38849128194     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630701755902     Document Type: Article

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