Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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181191 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The current and fluid distribution in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs) was investigated in situ by means of combined high resolution neutron radiography and locally resolved current distribution measurements. The used neutron radiography set-up allows high spatial resolutions down to 70 μm at the full test cell area. A local formation of water droplets in the cathode flow field channels could be observed. Strongly inhomogeneous current distributions during cathodic flooding processes result in a performance loss of up to 30% of the initial value. Single CO2 bubbles can be observed at low current densities. The water and current distribution during bi-functional operation of a DMFC was measured for the first time.
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Authors
Alexander Schröder, Klaus Wippermann, Jürgen Mergel, Werner Lehnert, Detlef Stolten, Tilman Sanders, Thorsten Baumhöfer, Dirk U. Sauer, Ingo Manke, Nikolay Kardjilov, André Hilger, Jana Schloesser, John Banhart, Christoph Hartnig,