Author/Authors :
M. Amidpour Department of energy systems - Faculty of mechanical engineering - K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran , A.A Khodadadi Department of chemical engineering - Faculty of engineering - University of Tehran , M. Medghalchi Department of energy systems - Faculty of mechanical engineering - K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran
چكيده لاتين :
Fuel cells, the energy converting devices with a high efficiency and low (zero)
emission, have been attracting more and more attention in recent decades due to
high- energy demands, fossil fuel depletions, and environmental pollution
throughout the world. For hydrogen gas fed fuel cells at their current technological
stage, hydrogen production, storage, and transportation are the major challenges in
addition to cost, reliability and durability issues. Direct methanol fuel cells
(DMFCs), using liquid and renewable methanol fuel, have been considered to be
favorable option in terms of fuel usage and feed strategies. Compared to hydrogen –
fed fuel cells, which have a reforming unit, or low capacity in the hydrogen storage
tank, the DMFC uses a liquid methanol fuel, which is easily stored and transported
and simplifies the fuel cell system
