Dominance evaluation of structural factors in a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell based on orthogonal array analysis

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1671-1680

  Yuan, Wei ^a,b   Tang, Yong ^a   Wang, Qinghui ^a   Wan, Zhenping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Direct methanol fuel cell; Dominance; Orthogonal array analysis; Passive; Structural factor

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

AIR BREATHING; DOMINANCE; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PASSIVE; STRUCTURAL FACTOR;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ARRAY; DIFFUSION; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79551541628     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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