An analytical model for alkaline membrane direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 376-390

  Deng, Hao ^a   Chen, Jixin ^b   Jiao, Kui ^a   Huang, Xuri ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline anion exchange membrane; Direct methanol fuel cell; Multiphase analytical model; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLS; CURRENT DENSITY; CYTOLOGY; FLOW RATE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MODELS; TEMPERATURE;

ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; REACTANT FLOW-RATES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84898656679     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.03.035     Document Type: Article

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