A real-time simulating non-isothermal mathematical model for the passive feed direct methanol fuel cell

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 213-228

  Shrivastava, Naveen K ^a   Thombre, Shashikant B ^a   Wasewar, Kailas L ^a  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Heat and mass transfer; Non isothermal; Passive direct methanol fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; NONISOTHERMAL; PASSIVE DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; REAL TIME SIMULATIONS; SURROUNDING TEMPERATURE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSPORT; METHANOL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84962623828     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2014.916220     Document Type: Article

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