Effect of electrode variable contact angle on the performance and transport characteristics of passive direct methanol fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 33, 2015, Pages 10568-10587

  Sun, Jing ^a,b   Guo, Ting ^a   Deng, Hao ^c   Jiao, Kui ^c   Huang, Xuri ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion layer; Micro porous layer; Passive direct methanol fuel cell; Variable contact angle

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRODES; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS;

CAPILLARY-DRIVEN FLOWS; DIFFUSION LAYERS; MASS TRANSFER BARRIERS; MASS-TRANSPORT RESISTANCE; MICROPOROUS LAYERS; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS; VARIABLE CONTACT ANGLES;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 84938203292     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.06.085     Document Type: Article

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