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Title: Microfabricated motor-compressor for fuel cell applications. Final report, 16 June 1996--14 June 1998

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:339563

This effort is directed at research leading to microfabricated motor driven compressors suitable far the pressurization of fuel cells in the 50-150 watt range and microblowers (lower pressure rise, high air flows) for instrument aspiration. Micromachined from silicon, these are high power microelectrical and mechanical systems (MEMS). The design performance for the compressor is pumping 0.1 g/sec of air at a pressure ratio of 2:1 while consuming approximately 15--20 watts of electrical power.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
OSTI ID:
339563
Report Number(s):
AD-A-357845/XAB; CNN: Contract DAAH04-96-1-0256; TRN: 90880618
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English