Water and heat management of vapor-fed direct methanol fuel cells with a non-isothermal triple-phase mass transfer model

HN Wang, N He, DW Tang, L Li - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) operating with methanol vapor tends to operate under
higher temperature, which contributes to improve cell performance and specific energy …

Study of novel flow channels influence on the performance of direct methanol fuel cell

J Ramasamy, K Palaniswamy, T Kumaresan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The existing flow channels like parallel and gird channels have been modified for better fuel
distribution in order to boost the performance of direct methanol fuel cell. The main objective …

Performance analysis and multi-optimization of direct methanol fuel cell based on a novel numerical model considering mass transfer

Y Wang, Z Lu, Y Li, Z Ma, Y Gu, Q Guo - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel numerical model of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) is proposed
aiming to quantitatively analyze the effect of methanol, water, and oxygen mass transfer on …

Achievement of a novel porous non-noble-metal catalyst with excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity: promoting the commercialization of alkaline fuel cells

BY Song, MJ Li, YW Yang, YL He - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the urgent problems in the commercialization of fuel cells is the high cost of electrode
materials due to the use of Pt/C as the catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein …

Energy, exergy and anti-vibration assessment of microfluidic fuel cell with a novel two-phase flow model

T Ouyang, J Chen, J Lu, P Xu, C Mo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
To cope with the weaknesses of high pollution emission and poor security in traditional lead
acid and lithium-ion batteries, microfluidic fuel cell plays a significant role in energy …

A simple fuel cell model fitting and parameter estimation apriori to the experimental domain of AC impedance techniques

KP Kothekar, SB Thombre, NK Shrivastava - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fuel cell behavior is characterized by important electric and kinetic parameters such as
charge transfer coefficient, exchange current density and ohmic resistance. The quantitative …

4E performance analysis and multi-optimization of a novel system integrating direct methanol fuel cell and ORC

Y Wang, Z Ma, Y Zhu, L Tao, H Zhao - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel system integrating direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) and the Organic
Rankine Cycle (ORC) is proposed to enhance output performance of the DMFC for …

Improving clean electrical power generation: A theoretical modelling analysis of a molten sodium hydroxide direct carbon fuel cell with low pollution

L **ng, X Bai, Y Gao, Z Cao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional coal-fired-plants release large amounts of pollutants and have low efficiency. A
molten hydroxide direct carbon fuel cell (MHDCFC) that directly converts the chemical …

Direct methanol fuel cells in portable applications: materials, designs, operating parameters, and practical steps toward commercialization

V Raj - Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
New theory of quick charging and long-term portable energy source is essential for mobile
telecommunication devices in the next generation. This chapter begins with a briefing about …

An Adaptive Joint Operating Parameters Optimization Approach for Active Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Z Zhao, D Li, X Xu, D Zhang - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The operating parameters of the active direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) are essential factors
that affect cell performance. However, it is challenging to maintain the optimal maximum …