A CFD model with semi-empirical electrochemical relationships to study the influence of geometric and operating parameters on DMFC performance

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 9873-9885

  Yu, B ^a,b   Yang, Q ^a   Kianimanesh, A ^a   Freiheit, T ^a   Park, S S ^a   Zhao, H ^b   Xue, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Fuel cell performance; Semi empirical relationships

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; METAMODELING METHODS; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PREDICTED PERFORMANCE; SEMI-EMPIRICAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; METHANOL; SERPENTINE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84880159301     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.118     Document Type: Article

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