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A Pumpless Methanol Feeding Method for Application in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Systems
Author(s) -
Geng J.,
Li X.,
Sun G.,
Yi B.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
fuel cells
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1615-6854
pISSN - 1615-6846
DOI - 10.1002/fuce.200900190
Subject(s) - methanol , direct methanol fuel cell , anode , methanol reformer , cathode , process engineering , methanol fuel , computer science , container (type theory) , automotive engineering , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , electrical engineering , steam reforming , hydrogen , composite material , organic chemistry , electrode , hydrogen production
This paper presents a simple and reliable pumpless methanol feeding (PLMF) method for application in direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) systems. The primary feature and advantage of the PLMF is as follows: it employs an approach that allows the cathode gas pressure to be connected with a fuel container for supplying the methanol fuel into the anode fuel loop, instead of using any feeding pump or other specially designed apparatuses. The PLMF has been used in a portable 25 W DMFC system and realised feeding methanol in real time for meeting the requirements of the system. The PLMF method not only is suitable for the DMFC system, but also can be used in other liquid‐feeding fuel cell systems.