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Journal Publications - By Technology
"An innovative passive DMFC technology," A. Faghri and Z. Gou, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 28, pp. 1614-1622, September 2008.
"Thermal behavior of a novel micro-fuel cell-based methanol concentration sensor," Z. Guo and A. Faghri, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol 28, pp. 1605-1613, September 2008.
"Transient modeling and analysis of a passive liquid-feed DMFC," B. Xiao and A. Faghri, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 51, Iss. 11-12, pp. 3127-3143, June 2008.
"Development of a 1 W passive DMFC," Z. Guo and A. Faghri, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 35, Iss. 3, pp. 225-239, March 2008.
"Analysis of a passive vapor feed direct methanol fuel cell," J. Rice and A. Faghri, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 51, Iss. 5-6, pp. 948-959, March 2008.
"Water and air management systems for a passive direct methanol fuel cell," G. Jewett, Z Guo. A. Faghri, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 168, Iss. 2, pp. 434-446, June 2007.
"Vapor Feed direct methanol fuel cells with passive thermal-fluids management system," Z. Guo and A. Faghri, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 167, Iss. 2, pp. 378-390, May 2007.
"Ultrathin reinforced nanocomposite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells," M.-K. Song, Y.-M. Kim, Y.-T. Kim, H.-W. Rhee, A. Smirnova, N.M. Sammes and J.M. Fenton, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Vol. 153 (12), pp. A2239-A2244, December 2006.
"A transient, multi-phase and multi-component model of a new passive DMFC," J. Rice, A. Faghri, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 49, pp. 4804-4820, December 2006.
"Miniature DMFCs with passive thermal-fluids management system," Z. Guo, A. Faghri, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 160, Iss. 2, pp. 1142-1155, October 2006.
"Development of planar air breathing direct methanol fuel cell stacks," Z. Guo, A. Faghri, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 160, Iss. 2, pp. 1183-1194, October 2006.
"Preparation via Supercritical Fluid Route of Pd-Impregnated Nafion Membranes which Exhibit Reduced Methanol Crossover for DMFC," R. Jiang, Y. Zhang, S. Swier, X Wei, C. Erkey, H.R. Kunz and J. Fenton, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, Vol. 8, Iss. 11, pp. A611-A615, November 2005.
"Efficient Parallel Simulation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Models," S. Rajasekaran, R. Ammar, K. Reifsnider, L.Achenie, A. Mohamed, G. Zhang, ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science & Technology, Vol. 2, Iss. 2, pp. 141-144, May 2005.
"An experimental and modeling based investigation into the high stoichiometric flow rates required in direct methanol fuel cells," J. Cowart, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 143, Iss. 1-2, pp. 30-35, April 2005.
New Energy Seminar Series: Challenges for a New Energy Frontier 
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Fuel Cell Center Establishes Fuel Cell UPS Test Facility
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Engineering Launches Eminent Faculty Initiative in Sustainable Energy, September, 2007
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FuelCell Energy Celebrates Successful Demo at Fuel Cell Center, September 6, 2007
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New Fall Course: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering -
Fuel Cells 
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