Fuel cell

Fuel cell

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electroosmotic flow

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The motion of liquid induced by an applied potential across a capillary tube or microchannel. Electroosmotic flow is an essential component in chemical separation techniques, notably capillary ...

gasoline-equivalent gallon (geg)

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The amount of alternative fuel it takes to equal the energy content of one liquid gallon of gasoline.

graphite

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The mineral graphite, as with diamond and fullerene, is one of the allotropes of carbon.

megawatt

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The megawatt (symbol: MW) is equal to one million (1000000) watts.

fuel cell poisoning

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The lowering of a fuel cell's efficiency due to impurities in the fuel binding to the catalyst. See catalyst poisoning.

The mean British thermal unit (BTU) is 1/180 of the heat required to raise the temperature of one pound (454 g) of water from 32°F to 212°F (0°C to 100°C) at a constant atmospheric pressure. It is ...

lower heating value

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

The lower heating value (also known as net calorific value, net CV, or LHV) of a fuel is defined as the amount of heat released by combusting a specified quantity (initially at 25 °C or another ...