Effects of design parameters on the performance of passive direct methanol fuel cells fed with concentrated fuel

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-15

  Wu, Q X ^a   An, L ^b   Yan, X H ^b   Zhao, T S ^b  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Concentrated fuel; Design parameters; Operating temperatures; Passive direct methanol fuel cells; Water starvation

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESIGN; FUELS; METHANOL; TEMPERATURE;

CONSTANT-CURRENT DISCHARGE; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EFFECT OF CATHODE; HIGH CELL PERFORMANCE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE);

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84899574469     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.183     Document Type: Article

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