The mass transport based on convection effects in a passive DMFC under open-circuit conditions

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy Vol. 43; no. 52; pp. 23463 - 23474
• Main Authors: Zuo, Kaiyuan, Yuan, Zhenyu, Cao, Cheng, Hao, Yazhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 27.12.2018
• Subjects: Methanol crossover; Open-circuit; Passive DMFC; Temperature-induced convection effect; Passive DMFC; Temperature-induced convection effect; Methanol crossover; Open-circuit

The study investigates the open-circuit characteristics of a passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) based on temperature-induced convection effects, including the reactants distributions at anode, the non-uniform temperature distribution and the methanol crossover. A two-dimensional, well-thought-...