Non-linear optimization of passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1759-1768

  Basri, S ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Daud, W R W ^a   Ahmad, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Economic analysis; Non linear programming; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LOADINGS; COST ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; MODELING RESULTS; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER INPUT;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LINEARIZATION; MATLAB; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EID: 74449092283     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.12.057     Document Type: Article

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