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Numerical study of the effect of the channel and electrode geometry on the performance of microfluidic fuel cells
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In this paper, a 3D numerical model of different microfluidic fuel cells has been developed to determine the effect of different modifications which have been implemented in the micro fluidic fuel cell since its advent.About:
This article is published in Journal of Power Sources.The article was published on 2010-12-15. It has received 77 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Multiphysics & Tapering.read more
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A review on membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cells
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a methodical approach for understanding membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cells (LFFCs), also known as microfluidic fuel cells.
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Co-laminar flow cells for electrochemical energy conversion
Marc-Antoni Goulet,Erik Kjeang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the major developments in the evolution of "membraneless" microfluidic electrochemical cells which utilize co-laminar flow to minimize reactant mixing while producing electrical power in a compact form are presented.
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Microfluidic microbial fuel cells: from membrane to membrane free
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight recent accomplishments in the development of co-laminar MFCs, emphasizing basic principles, mass transport and fluid dynamics including boundary layer theory, entrance conditions and mixing zone issues.
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Mass transfer and performance of membrane-less micro fuel cell: A review
M.N. Nasharudin,M.N. Nasharudin,Siti Kartom Kamarudin,Umi Azmah Hasran,Mohd Shahbudin Masdar +4 more
TL;DR: A wide-ranging review of recent studies on mass transfer, performance, modelling advances and future opportunity in MMFCs research is presented in this article, where critical factors that limit the performance of MMFC are discussed.
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Modeling and Experimental Validation of Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO in a Microfluidic Cell
TL;DR: In this paper, a steady-state isothermal model for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO in a microfluidic flow cell is presented, which integrates the transport of charge, mass, and momentum with electrochemistry for both the cathode and anode.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
TL;DR: In this article, a transient, multi-dimensional model has been developed to simulate proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, which accounts simultaneously for electrochemical kinetics, current distribution, hydrodynamics and multi-component transport.
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Fuel cells for portable applications
TL;DR: In this article, the prospect of small fuel cells replacing batteries in portable equipment is considered in terms of their prospective energy density, technological feasibility, safety and cost, and fuel cells seem to be best suited to applications where significantly more energy storage is required than at present in portable devices.
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Experimental and theoretical scaling laws for transverse diffusive broadening in two-phase laminar flows in microchannels
Rustem F. Ismagilov,Abraham D. Stroock,Paul J. A. Kenis,George M. Whitesides,Howard A. Stone +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantified both experimentally and theoretically the diffusion of low-molecular-weight species across the interface between two aqueous solutions in pressure-driven laminar flow in microchannels at high Peclet numbers, showing that the width of reaction-diffusion zone at the interface adjacent to the wall of the channel and transverse to the direction of flow scales as the one-third power of both the axial distance down the channel (from the point where the two streams join) and the average velocity of the flow, instead
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Microfluidic fuel cells: A review
TL;DR: A review of the development of microfluidic fuel cells can be found in this paper, with an emphasis on theory, fabrication, unit cell development, performance achievements, design considerations, and scale-up options.
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Microfluidic fuel cell based on laminar flow
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel microfluidic fuel cell concept that utilizes the occurrence of multi-stream laminar flow at the microscale to keep the fuel and oxidant streams separated yet in diffusional contact is discussed.