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Title: Diesel fuel to dc power: Navy & Marine Corps Applications

Abstract

During the past year Analytic Power has tested fuel cell stacks and diesel fuel processors for US Navy and Marine Corps applications. The units are 10 kW demonstration power plants. The USN power plant was built to demonstrate the feasibility of diesel fueled PEM fuel cell power plants for 250 kW and 2.5 MW shipboard power systems. We designed and tested a ten cell, 1 kW USMC substack and fuel processor. The complete 10 kW prototype power plant, which has application to both power and hydrogen generation, is now under construction. The USN and USMC fuel cell stacks have been tested on both actual and simulated reformate. Analytic Power has accumulated operating experience with autothermal reforming based fuel processors operating on sulfur bearing diesel fuel, jet fuel, propane and natural gas. We have also completed the design and fabrication of an advanced regenerative ATR for the USMC. One of the significant problems with small fuel processors is heat loss which limits its ability to operate with the high steam to carbon ratios required for coke free high efficiency operation. The new USMC unit specifically addresses these heat transfer issues. The advances in the mill programs have been incorporated into Analyticmore » Power`s commercial units which are now under test.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Analytic Power Corp., Boston, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fuel Cell Seminar Organizing Committee (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
460233
Report Number(s):
CONF-961107-Absts.
ON: TI97001494; TRN: 97:001723-0085
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: Fuel cell seminar, Kissimmee, FL (United States), 17-20 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Fuel cells seminar; PB: 794 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS; EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; STACKS; DIESEL FUELS; CURRENT DENSITY; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMER PROCESSES; HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS

Citation Formats

Bloomfield, D. P. Diesel fuel to dc power: Navy & Marine Corps Applications. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/460233.
Bloomfield, D. P. Diesel fuel to dc power: Navy & Marine Corps Applications. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/460233
Bloomfield, D. P. 1996. "Diesel fuel to dc power: Navy & Marine Corps Applications". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/460233. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/460233.
@article{osti_460233,
title = {Diesel fuel to dc power: Navy & Marine Corps Applications},
author = {Bloomfield, D. P.},
abstractNote = {During the past year Analytic Power has tested fuel cell stacks and diesel fuel processors for US Navy and Marine Corps applications. The units are 10 kW demonstration power plants. The USN power plant was built to demonstrate the feasibility of diesel fueled PEM fuel cell power plants for 250 kW and 2.5 MW shipboard power systems. We designed and tested a ten cell, 1 kW USMC substack and fuel processor. The complete 10 kW prototype power plant, which has application to both power and hydrogen generation, is now under construction. The USN and USMC fuel cell stacks have been tested on both actual and simulated reformate. Analytic Power has accumulated operating experience with autothermal reforming based fuel processors operating on sulfur bearing diesel fuel, jet fuel, propane and natural gas. We have also completed the design and fabrication of an advanced regenerative ATR for the USMC. One of the significant problems with small fuel processors is heat loss which limits its ability to operate with the high steam to carbon ratios required for coke free high efficiency operation. The new USMC unit specifically addresses these heat transfer issues. The advances in the mill programs have been incorporated into Analytic Power`s commercial units which are now under test.},
doi = {10.2172/460233},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/460233}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}