Theoretical Analysis of CO2 Bubble Formation in Anode Flow Field of μDMFC

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A mathematical model was established and validated to predict the microbubble diameter when it departing from the carbon paper and moving into the channel of μDMFC. Single bubble behaviors were studied using the model, which took the gas velocity, liquid cross-flow velocity, micro porous diameter and other parameters into account. Results indicate that the microbubble departure diameter decreases with the increasing liquid velocity, and increases with the increasing micro porous diameter and increasing gas velocity.

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