Experimental investigation on the process-induced damage of a direct methanol fuel cell assembled by the printed circuit board technique

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 0110161-0110169

  Kuan, Yean Der ^a   Chang, Chia Hao ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Antig Technology Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cell; Fuel cell; Manufacturing process; Printed circuit board

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; COMPRESSION RATIOS; DIGITAL PACKAGING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HEATING TEMPERATURES; HEATING TIME; HOT PRESS; HOT PRESSING PRESSURE; INDUCED DAMAGE; KEY COMPONENT; KEY PROCESS; MANUFACTURING DESIGN; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MASS PRODUCTION; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PARAMETER COMBINATION; PARAMETER CONDITIONS; PARAMETER EFFECTS; PCB-BASED; PRESS PARAMETERS; PRESS PROCESS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI EXPERIMENTAL METHOD;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); EXPERIMENTS; HEATING; HOT PRESSING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PACKAGING; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 77955295573     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2971130     Document Type: Article

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