Publications
Kowal, J. J., Turhan, A., Heller, K., Brenizer, J. S., and Mench, M. M., Liquid water storage, distribution, and removal from diffusion media in PEFCs, Accepted for Publication in J. Electrochem. Soc., 2006.
He, S., and Mench, M. M., Transient Model for Freeze/thaw Frost Heave Damage in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Accepted for publication in J. Electrochem. Soc., 2006.
Mench, M. M. “Fuel Cells,” Chapter 28 in Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook, 3rd Edition, edited by Myer Kutz, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 922-957, 2006.
Kumbur, E. C., Sharp, K. V., and Mench, M. M, Factors Impacting Liquid Droplet Instability in a PEFC Flow Channel, Accepted for publication in J. Power Sources, 2006.
Yoon, S. Y., Ross, J. W., Mench M. M., and Sharp K. V., Gas-phase Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for Application to the Design of Fuel Cell Reactant Flow Channels, Accepted for publication in J. Power Sources, 2006.
Turhan, A., Heller, K., Brenizer, J. S., and Mench, M. M., Quantification of Liquid Water Accumulation and Distribution in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Using Neutron Imaging, Accepted for publication in J. Power Sources, 2006.
He, S., Mench, M. M., and Tadigadapa, S., Thin Film Temperature Sensor for Real-Time Measurement of Electrolyte Temperature in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 125, No. 2, pp. 170-177, 2006.
Kumbur, E. C., Sharp, K. V., and Mench, M. M., Factors Impacting Liquid Droplet Instability in a PEFC Flow Channel, To be published in Proceedings of the Fourth ASME International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology, paper #97041, 2006.Sharp, K. V., Yoon, S. Y., Ross, J. W., and Mench, M. M, I Gas-phase
PIV in microchannels for application to fuel cell reactant flow channel
design. ECS Transactions, Volume 1, 2006.
He, S., and Mench, M. M., 1-D Transient Model of Shutdown to a Frozen
State in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell. ECS Transactions,
Volume 1, 2006.
Pekula, N., Heller, K., Chuang, P. A., Turhan, A., Mench, M. M., Brenizer, J. S., and Ünlü, K., Study of Water Distribution and Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell using Neutron Imaging. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 542, Issues 1-3, 21, pp. 134-141, 2005.
Dong, Q., Kull, J., and Mench, M. M, Real-time Water Distribution in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell. Journal of Power Sources, 139, pp. 106-114, 2005.
Chuang, P. A., Turhan, A., Heller, A. K., Brenizer, J. S., Trabold, T. A., and Mench, M. M. 2005. The Nature of Flooding and Drying in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. Proceedings of the Third ASME International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, paper #74051, Ypsilanti, MI, May 2005.
Mench, M. M., Turhan, A., Keller, K., Ünlü, K., and Brenizer, J. 2005. INIE Big-10 Consortium Enabled Research: A New Physical Model of Two-Phase Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Using Neutron Imaging at Penn State. Accepted for publication in Trans. American Nuclear Society, November, 2005.
Q. Dong, J. Kull, and M. M. Mench, "Real-time species distribution measurement in an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell," Proceedings of the Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells and Batteries Symposium, the 204th Electrochemical Society Meeting.
D. Burford, T. Davis, and M. M. Mench, "Real-time electrolyte temperature measurement in an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell," Proceedings of the Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells and Batteries Symposium, the 204th Electrochemical Society Meeting.
N. Pekula, K. Heller, S. M. Cetiner, J. Brenizer, M. M. Mench, and K. Unlu, 2004, Neutron Imaging and Quantification of Water Distribution and Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, ITMNR-5, International Topical Meeting on Neutron Radiography.
N. Pekula, M. M. Mench, K. Heller, K. Ünlü, and J. Brenizer, 2004, Neutron Imaging of Two-phase Transport in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, 2004 Spring American Nuclear Society meeting, symposium on industrial applications for neutron imaging.
Burford, D., and Mench, M. M. 2004. Heat Transport and Temperature Distribution in PEFCs. Proceedings of the 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), symposium, paper #59497, Anaheim, CA, November, 2004
Dong, Q., Kull, J., and Mench, M. M. 2004. Real Time Species Profiling in PEFCs. Proceedings of the 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), symposium, paper #59499, Anaheim, CA, November, 2004.
Dong., Q., Mench, M. M., Cleghorn, S., and Beuscher, U., 2004. Distributed Performance of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells under Low Humidity Conditions. Proceedings of the 206th Meeting of the ECS, Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells IV, M. Murthy Ed.
Dong., Q., He, S., and Mench, M. M., 2004. Dynamic Response of Current, Species, and Temperature of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. Proceedings of the 206th Meeting of the ECS, Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells IV, M. Murthy Ed.
He, S., Mench, M. M., and Tadigadapa, S., 2004. Thin Film Thermo Sensor for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs). Proceedings of the 206th Meeting of the ECS, Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells IV, M. Murthy Ed.
M.M. Mench, Q.L. Dong, C. Y. Wang, "In-situ water distribution measurements in an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell" in Proc. of 202th meeting of the Electrochemical Society "Proton Conducting Membrane Fuel Cells III", J.W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller and S. Gottesfeld Eds. (2003).
M. M. Mench, and C. Y. Wang, "An in situ Method for Determination of Current Distribution in PEM Fuel Cells Applied to a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell" Journal of Electrochemical Society, Vol. 150, ppA79-A85, (2003).
M. M. Mench, D. J. Burford, T. W. Davis "In situ temperature distribution measurement in an operating polymer electrolyte fuel cell" Proceedings of IMECE'03 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition Washington, D.C. November 16-21, (2003).
M. M. Mench, Q. L. Dong, C. Y. Wang "In situ water distribution measurements in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell" Journal of Power Sources, Vol 124, pp90-98, (2003).
M. M. Mench, C. Y. Wang, M. Ishikawa, "In Situ Current Distribution Measurements in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells", Journal of Electrochemical Society, Vol. 150, ppA1052-A1059, (2003).
Q. Dong, J. Kull, and M. M. Mench, 2003, Real-time Species Distribution Measurement in an Operating Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, Proceedings of the 204th Meeting of the ECS, Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells and Batteries, G. Ehrlich, Ed.
D. J. Burford, T. W. Davis, and M. M. Mench, 2003, Real-time Electrolyte Temperature Measurement in an Operating Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, Proceedings of the 204th Meeting of the ECS, Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells and Batteries, G. Ehrlich, Ed.
D. J. Burford, T. W. Davis, and M. M. Mench, 2003, In situ Temperature Distribution Measurements in an Operating Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, Proceedings of the IMECE’03 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Washington, D.C., USA November 15-21, 2003.
Mench, M., and Wang, C.Y., "An in situ Method for Determination of Current Distribution in PEM Fuel Cells Applied to a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell," J. Electrochem. Soc., Vol. 150, A79-A85, 2002.
Mench, M. M., and C.Y. Wang, "Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Future Challenges," International Conference of Energy Conversion Applications, W. Liu, Ed., June 2001.
Mench, M. M., Wang, Z.H., Bhatia K., and Wang, C.Y, "Design of a Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell", in Proc. of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), November 11-16, 2001.
Wang, C.Y., Mench, M. M., and Srinivasan, V, "Computational Design of Electrochemical Engines for Hybrid Electric Vehicles," Global Automotive Manufacturing and Technology Business Briefing, World Markets Research Center Ltd., May 2001.
Mench, M. M, Scott, J., Thynell, S., and Wang, C.Y., "Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Experimental and Model Validation Study", Presented at the 200th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Fall 2001.
Mench, M. M., Boslet, S., Thynell, S. T., Scott, J., and Wang, C. Y., "Experimental Study of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell," in Proc. of the 199th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, March 2001.
Mench, M. M., Kuo, K. K., Houghton, P., Hansel, J. G., "Flame Spreading and Violent Energy Release (VER) Processes of Aluminum Tubing in LOX/GOX Environments," The Fifth International Symposium on Special Topics in Chemical Propulsion: Combustion of Energetic Materials, K. K. Kuo and L. DeLuca, Eds., June 2000.
Mench, M. M., Kuo, K. K., Sturges, J. H., Hansel, J. G., and Houghton, P., "Flame Spreading and Violent Energy Release (VER) Processes of Aluminum Tubing in LOX/GOX Environments," Flammability and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Environments: Vol. 9, ASTM STP 1395, T. A. Steinberg, H. D. Beeson and B. E. Newton, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, 2000.
Mench, M. M., and Kuo, K. K., "Characterization of Combustion and Stability Behavior of Solid Propellants," in Proc. of the 29th Annual Conference of ICT, 1998, pp. 155-1 - 155-19.
Mench, M. M., Yeh, C. L., and Kuo, K. K., "Propellant Burning Rate Enhancement and Thermal Behavior of Ultra-fine Aluminum Powders (Alex)," in Proc. of the 29th Annual Conference of ICT, 1998, pp. 30-1 - 30-15.
Yeh, C. L., Johnson, D. K., Kuo, K. K., and Mench, M. M., "Flame-spreading Process over Thin Aluminum Sheets in Oxygen-enriched Environments," Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 137, 1998, pp. 195-216.
Yeh C. L., Mench, M. M., Kuo, K. K. and Chan, S. K., 1997, Experimental study of flame-spreading processes over Mg/PTFE/Mg thin foils, Challenges in Propellants and Combustion – 100 Years After Nobel, K. K. Kuo, Ed., 1997, pp. 465-475.
Mench M. M., Kuo, K. K., and Lu, Y. C., 1997, Characterization of burn rate, temperature sensitivity, and stability behavior of two bi-plateau AP-based composite propellants, Proceedings of the 1997 JANNAF CS/PSHS/and APS joint meetings, 1997.