Effects of operating parameters on performance of a single direct methanol fuel cell

Thermal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 469-477

  Alizadeh, Ebrahim ^a   Farhadi, Mousa ^a   Sedighi, Kurosh ^a   Shakeri, Mohsen ^a  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuel cell performance; Methanol concentration; Polarization curve

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS;

CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL VOLTAGES; DIRECT-METHANOL FUEL CELLS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OXYGEN FLOW RATES; PERFORMANCE; POLARIZATION CURVES;

OXYGEN;

EID: 77955870211     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI1002469A     Document Type: Article

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