A computational study of bifunctional oxygen electrode in air-breathing reversible microfluidic fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 9231-9241

  Xuan, Jin ^a   Leung, Dennis Y C ^a   Leung, Michael K H ^b   Ni, Meng ^c   Wang, Huizhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bifunctional oxygen electrode; Computational fluid dynamics; Membraneless fuel cell; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ACID MEDIUM; ACTIVATION OVERPOTENTIAL; AIR BREATHING; ALKALINE MEDIUM; BIFUNCTIONAL OXYGEN ELECTRODES; CHARGING/DISCHARGING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CYCLE EFFICIENCY; FLOWING ELECTROLYTES; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; MASS CONVECTION; MEMBRANELESS FUEL CELL; MICROFLUIDIC FUEL CELL; MODE OPERATION; MODEL RESULTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; POTENTIAL LOSS; PRESENCE OF WATER; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

AIR; ALKALINITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELLS; MICROFLUIDICS; WATER VAPOR;

OXYGEN;

EID: 79958849348     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.151     Document Type: Article

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