Research Article

Experimental Investigation of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with Hilbert Fractal Current Collectors

Table 1

Geometric information on current collectors.

FactorsGeometry
SRCCHFCC1HFCC2HFCC3

Total length of the Hilbert curve path (mm) None131.25275.62557.81
Width of the Hilbert curve path (mm)None2.202.201.10
Total perimeter opening length (mm)614.12266.90555.651117.82
Total free open area (mm2)612.50288.75606.37613.59
Total active MEA area (mm)1225122512251225
Free open ratio (%)50.00%23.50%49.40%50.00%