Modelling of alcohol and water diffusion in fuel cell membranes-Experimental validation by means of in situ Raman spectroscopy

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 4676-4684

  Scharfer, Philip ^a   Schabel, Wilhelm ^a   Kind, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; DMFC; Fuel cell; Mass transfer; Membranes

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CYTOLOGY; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); DIFFUSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONING; CO-ORDINATE SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION CO-EFFICIENT; DMFC; EQUILIBRIUM PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FUEL CELL; FUEL-CELL MEMBRANES; IN-SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID METHANOL; MASS TRANSFER; MASS TRANSPORT; MEMBRANES; MULTI COMPONENTS; TRANSPORT MODELLING; WATER DIFFUSION;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 52149102275     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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