Two-phase hydrodynamics in a miniature direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 5158-5166

  Buie, Cullen R ^a   Santiago, Juan G ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Methanol; Microchannel; Pressure drop; Two phase

Indexed keywords

ANODE FLOW; CAPILLARY FORCE; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; GAS SLUGS; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; LIQUID SLUG LENGTH; SLUG FLOW; TWO PHASE;

CELL MEMBRANES; DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 68749102129     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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