An apparatus for measuring a methanol concentration is provided. The
apparatus is located in a pipe which supplies liquid fuel to the anode of
a direct liquid feed fuel cell, and may include a vertical supporting
beam located in the pipe; a horizontal plate located on the supporting
beam and having an upper surface with a predetermined roughness; and a
sensor fixed to a side of the supporting beam, which generates an
electrical signal through a transformation of the supporting beam
resulting from variations in a viscosity of the liquid fuel running
through the pipe.