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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Effect of Methanol and Water Crossover on the Cell Performance of a Micro DMFC

Wu, Jyun-wei 05 August 2010 (has links)
In this study, the flow plates of micro methanol fuel cells are designed and fabricated in-house through MEMS(Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) technology with deep UV lithography manufacturing processes (SU-8 photoresist) and micro electroforming manufacturing processes. The thesis investigates methanol and water crossover in a micro DMFC for serpentine flow field configuration. Experiments are conducted through various experiments with different operating conditions for the anode flow rate (2-10 sccm), cathode flow rate (100-500 sccm), methanol concentration (1, 2 and 3M), and temperature (25, 50 and 75¢J). Experimental results are presented in the form of polarization VI curves and PI curves under the above operating conditions. The experimental results show that the methanol and water crossover flux increases with increases in cell temperatures, methanol concentration and anode pressure drop. It is found that the fuel efficiency of the DMFC is closely related to the methanol crossover. Further examination of the relationship between the methanol crossover and cell performance reveals the possibility of reducing the methanol crossover by optimizing the anode flow rate.

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