Operational characteristics of a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell under various structural conditions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2237-2249

  Yuan, Wei ^a,b   Tang, Yong ^a   Wan, Zhenping ^a   Pan, Minqiang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Direct methanol fuel cell; Operational characteristic; Overshoot undershoot; Passive; Structural adaptation

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC; OVERSHOOT/UNDERSHOOT; PASSIVE; STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); METHANOL FUELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POWER QUALITY;

METHANOL;

EID: 79551650921     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.067     Document Type: Article

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