Micro-Fuel Cells

Comprehensive Microsystems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 613-634

  Hebling, Christopher ^a   Rochlitz, Lisbeth ^a   Aicher, Thomas ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic fuel cell modeling; Micro fuel cells; Microreformer; Two phase water flow; Water management; DMFC

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649753846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452190-3.00051-3     Document Type: Chapter

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