Investigating the effect of operating parameters on the open circuit voltage of a passive DMFC

Ionics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1195-1201

  Yousefi, Sasan ^a   Zohoor, Mehdi ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cell orientation; Cell temperature; Methanol concentration; Passive direct methanol fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; AIR-BREATHING DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; CELL ORIENTATION; CELL TEMPERATURE; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS;

METHANOL; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84880818616     PISSN: 09477047     EISSN: 18620760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-013-0924-z     Document Type: Article

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