Simulation of mass transfer in a passive direct methanol fuel cell cathode with perforated current collector

Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 501-510

  Xue, Yan Qing ^a   Guo, Hang ^a   Shang, Hui Hui ^a   Ye, Fang ^a   Ma, Chong Fang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Current collector; Direct methanol fuel cells; Mass transfer; Passive feeding; Transient model

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MIXTURES;

CATHODE CATALYST LAYERS; CURRENT COLLECTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; PASSIVE FEEDING; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TRANSIENT MODEL; TWO-PHASE MASS TRANSPORTS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

CATALYST; FUEL CELL; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; MOMENTUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; VOLUME;

EID: 84924904718     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.12.063     Document Type: Article

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