Effect of the cathode open ratios on the water management of a passive vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cell fed with neat methanol

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6318-6324

  Li, Xianglin ^a   Faghri, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

DMFC; Efficiency; Methanol crossover; Neat methanol; Perforated cover; Water management

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT HUMIDITY; ANODE CURRENTS; CELL PERFORMANCE; DMFC; FUEL EFFICIENCY; GAS-MIXING; LOW WATER; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL CROSSOVER RATES; NEAT METHANOL; OPEN RATIO; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PERFORATED COVER; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

CATHODES; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); EFFICIENCY; METHANOL FUELS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR;

METHANOL;

EID: 79956340114     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.03.047     Document Type: Article

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