Research Article

An Improved Tank in Series Model for the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Table 1

Operating conditions for the DMFC.

Parameter

Fuel flow rate, cm3/min 15
Oxidant flow rate, cm3/min 1000
M e O H M in fuel1.5 M; 1 M
C O 2 , m.fr. in fuel1.0 × 10−4
O2 mol fraction in oxidant 0.99
Temperature, C 90
Pressure, atm 1