Modelling and analysis of a direct methanol fuel cell with under-rib mass transport and two-phase flow at the anode

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 712-729

  Yang, Yuming ^a   Liang, Yung C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Mathematical modelling of fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Two phase flow; Under rib mass transport

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT CHANNELS; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUE; FLOW-FIELD; GAS-PHASE METHANOL; MASS TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF FUEL CELL; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NUMERICAL COMPLEXITY; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OUTPUT PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION AND ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTOTYPE DESIGNS; SIMULATION RESULT; TWO-PHASE FLOWS; UNDER-RIB MASS TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PROTON TRANSFER; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 69649104118     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.06.023     Document Type: Article

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