Research Article

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

Table 3

Single DMFC cell simulation results ( 𝐸 𝑐 𝑒 𝑙 𝑙 = 0 . 2 𝑉 ) .

ParameterOutlet gasMean parasiticMean limitingMean anodeFuelOxidant
contentcurrentcurrent currentutilization utilization
𝜑 𝐴 o u t 𝐼 p a r 𝐼 𝐴 l i m 𝐼 𝐴 F U A U
m3/m3A/m2A/m2A/m2%%

1.0 M0.2739.170096905.20.018.1
1.5 M0.36329.8105149819.90.0111.8