Freeform fabrication and characterization of Zn-air batteries

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-140

  Malone, Evan ^a   Berry, Megan ^a   Lipson, Hod ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Electric cells

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER CONTROL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

FUNCTIONAL BATTERY DESIGNS; SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION (SFF); SPECIFIC ENERGY; ZN-AIR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERIES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 44349106970     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540810877987     Document Type: Article

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