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Conference ·
OSTI ID:5165703
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The on-board fuel for fuel cell powered vehicles may be one or more of hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, natural gas, propane, or other liquified petroleum gases. To use hydrogen as the fuel, suitable means of storing, and subsequently delivering, adequate quantities of the gas must be developed. For all other fuels suitable reformers must be developed to convert the fuel to hydrogen or a hydrogen-rich gas mixture at rates corresponding to the varying power demand rates of the automotive system; this is especially true for the lower temperature fuel cells, such as the polymer electrolyte fuel cell which operates at 80{degrees}C and the phosphoric acid fuel cell which operates at 190{degrees}C. This paper discusses the key design and performance characteristics of such hydrogen storage and fuel reformer systems for use in stand-alone fuel cell automotive applications.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5165703
Report Number(s):
ANL/CP-74460; CONF-911050--3; ON: DE92001907
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
300501 -- Fuel Cells-- Design & Development
300503 -- Fuel Cells-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330800* -- Emission Control-- Alternative Fuels
ALCOHOL FUEL CELLS
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHANOL
EVALUATION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CELLS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
HYDROGEN STORAGE
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
METHANOL
NATURAL GAS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTIAL OXIDATION PROCESSES
PROPANE
PROPULSION
REFORMER PROCESSES
STEAM REFORMER PROCESSES
STORAGE
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMODYNAMICS
VEHICLES