期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 36, 期 14, 页码 8468-8477出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.115
关键词
Passive DMFC; Vapor-feed; Neat methanol; Fuel efficiency; Cell performance
资金
- National Science Foundation [CBET-0730349]
A passive vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) was experimentally investigated to improve its water management and cell performance when neat methanol was directly used. The effects of different water management approaches, including the addition of a water management layer (WML) and a hydrophobic air filter layer (AFL), and the use of thinner membrane on the cell performance, internal resistance, and fuel efficiency were investigated. The transient discharging behavior and long-term stability of the passive vapor-feed DMFC with the optimized water management were also studied. The results showed that by adding a WML and an AFL, or thinning the membrane thickness, the water management capability can be highly improved, not only enhancing the water recovery from the cathode to the anode, leading to a lower internal resistance and better cell performance, but also curbing the methanol crossover, increasing the fuel efficiency. It is also seen from the long-term constant-voltage test that the discharged current varied with the methanol concentration in the tank and the ambient temperature, while no evident permanent performance degradation was encountered after the 150 h test. Copyright (C) 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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