Analytical　model　is　a　valuable　tool　for　understanding　the　effect　of　basic　parameters　on　fuel　cell　performance.　In　this　paper,　two-dimensional　(2D)　full　cell　model　of　the　direct　methanol　fuel　cell　was　developed　to　describe　not　only　electrochemical　reactions　on　the　anode　and　cathode　electrodes,　but　also　transport　phenomena　in　fuel　cell.　Those　phenomena　included　methanol　crossover,　diffusion　of　reactants　in　porous　media　layers,　fluid　flow　in　reactants　distributor,　etc.　The　analytical　solution　of　the　model　was　derived.　The　theoretical　prediction　of　the　analytical　solution　was　in　agreement　with　the　experimental　data.　The　2D　analytical　model　provided　acceptable　accuracy　to　predict　the　performance　of　direct　methanol　fuel　cells.　With　the　aid　of　the　analytical　solution,　it　was　found　that　the　methanol　concentration　decreases　almost　linearly　along　the　flow　direction　in　the　anode　channel.　Methanol　concentration　distribution　in　the　anode　catalyst　layer　showed　similar　variation.　The　performance　of　fuel　cell　at　high　current　density　will　benefit　from　enhancing　mass　transfer　of　the　methanol　from　the　anode　channel　to　the　catalyst　layer.　(C)　2004　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.