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dc.contributor.authorShaegh, Seyed Ali Mousavi
dc.contributor.authorNam-Trung, Nguyen
dc.contributor.authorChan, Siew Hwa
dc.contributor.editorD.A.J. Rand
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:14:37Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:14:37Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-04-04T04:00:59Z
dc.identifier.issn0378-7753
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.02.115
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/50233
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the design and characterization of an air-breathing microfluidic fuel cell with a stationary fuel reservoir above the anode replacing the continuous fuel stream. Unlike other air-breathing microfluidic designs, the fuel is not in direct contact with electrolyte stream allowing the use of high fuel concentration. In addition, Ohmic losses are minimal because of the low anode-to-cathode spacing. Since the fuel passes through the catalyst layer of the anode, the conventional depletion boundary layer does not form. Improved mass transport compared to previous microfluidic designs is obtained because of a supply of a uniform fuel concentration over the anode and efficient bubble removal from the anode active sites. For practical applications, the fuel reservoir can be replaced by a pressurized fuel cartridge. The pressure is optimized according to the fuel concentration and the power density. This simple design of the fuel cell provides a low-cost but functional platform for practical applications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom312
dc.relation.ispartofpageto317
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Power Sources
dc.relation.ispartofvolume209
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical engineering not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMicroelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode400499
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401705
dc.titleAir-breathing microfluidic fuel cell with fuel reservoir
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorNguyen, Nam-Trung


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