Prediction of Methanol and Water Fluxes through a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolyte Membrane

Author(s)

Sarwan S. Sandhu, University of DaytonFollow
R. O. Crowther, University of Dayton
Joseph P. Fellner, Air Force Research Laboratory

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2005

Publication Source

Electrochimica Acta

Abstract

Development of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) mass flux model, using conventional transport theory, is presented and used to predict the fluid phase superficial velocity, methanol and water molar fluxes, and the chemical species (methanol and water) dimensionless concentration profiles in the polymer electrolyte membrane, Nafion^® 117, of a DMFC. Implementation of these equations is illustrated to generate the numerical data as functions of the variables such as the pressure difference across the membrane, methanol concentration at the cell anode, temperature, and position in the membrane.

Inclusive pages

3985–3991

ISBN/ISSN

0013-4686

Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2005, Elsevier

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

50

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

19

eCommons Citation

Sandhu, Sarwan S.; Crowther, R. O.; and Fellner, Joseph P., "Prediction of Methanol and Water Fluxes through a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolyte Membrane" (2005). Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications. 182.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cme_fac_pub/182