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. 2019 Sep 24;10(10):641. doi: 10.3390/mi10100641
Abbreviation Full Name Unit
Tank Liquid storage cavity
ACC Anode current collector
AC Anodic channel
AGDL Anode gas diffusion layer
ACL Anode catalyst layer
PEM Proton exchange membrane
CCL Cathode catalyst layer
CGDL Cathode gas diffusion layer
CCC Cathode current collector
CC Cathode channel
Nm Methanol flux mol/(m2·s)
Cm,tank Methanol concentration in liquid storage cavity mol/m3
Cm,acc0 Anode plate surface concentration mol/m3
Cm,acc Anode plate concentration mol/m3
Cm,agdl Anode diffusion layer concentration mol/m3
ia Anode current density A/m2
Ncross Methanol permeation flux mol/(m2·s)
ηa Anode overpotential V
Tacl Anode catalytic layer temperature K
CO2,ccc0 Cathode plate surface concentration mol/m3
CO2,ccl Cathode catalytic layer oxygen concentration mol/m3
CO2,ccc Cathode plate oxygen concentration mol/m3
CO2,cgdl Cathode diffusion layer oxygen concentration mol/m3
ic Cathode current density A/m2
ip Permeation current density A/m2
ηc Cathode overpotential V
Tccl Cathode catalytic layer temperature K
qacl Heat produced by anode catalyst layer W/m2
qccl Heat generated by cathode catalytic layer W/m2
qtot Total heat flux W/m2
hH2O Mass transfer coefficient of water vapor
CH2O,CCCsat Concentration of water vapor in cathode plate mol/m3
PH2O Saturated pressure of water in wet air Pa