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Modular High Power Fuel Cell Design
Title: Senior Engineer
Phone: (303) 940-2349
Email: galptekin@tda.com
Title: Mr. John D. Wright
Phone: (303) 940-2300
Email: jdwright@tda.com
Fuel cells operating on high sulfur logistics diesel fuel (NATO F-76, JP5, JP8) offer a viable means to provide distributed ship service and forward deployed base electrical power. However, a major drawback to the use of fuel cells as electric generators by deployed forces is their inability to directly use battlefield fuels. Low temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cells require a relatively pure, concentrated hydrogen (H2) stream. The hydrogen needed for operating the PEM fuel cell can be generated by reforming the logistics fuel, but the reforming process must be provided with a constant supply of high purity water. TDA proposes a novel fuel cell water recovery concept that complements the operation of a hydrogen membrane-based fuel cell fuel processor. The proposed approach achieves water recovery with very high efficiency. In Phase I, we will conduct a preliminary design of the system components and demonstrate the key aspects of the technology.
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