Water management in a passive direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 991-1001

  Oliveira, Vânia B ^a   Falcão, Daniela S ^a   Rangel, Carmen M ^b   Pinto, Alexandra M F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fuel cell performance; Modelling; Net water transport coefficient; Passive direct methanol fuel cell; Water crossover

Indexed keywords

CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; DIFFUSION LAYER THICKNESS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; METHANOL CROSSOVER RATES; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; WATER CROSSOVERS; WATER TRANSPORT;

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; HEATING; LOADING; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MODELS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84879208462     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2902     Document Type: Article

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