Advanced Technology Fuel Cell Program. Annual report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5411604· OSTI ID:5411604

Bett, J. A.S.; Bushnell, C. L.; Buswell, R. F.; Gruver, G. A.; King, J. M.; Kunz, H. R.

Efforts were undertaken to establish a basis for the engineering development of an improved fuel cell power plant. These focused on molten carbonate fuel cells, advanced reformers, and use of coal products. Molten carbonate cell configurations were developed that are capable of enduring thermal cycles and were demonstrated in square-foot stacks of 8 and 20 cells. Subscale cells were tested at pressures of up to 5 atmospheres with little, if any, carbon or methane formation in the fuel cell. In addition, an adiabatic, a hybrid, and a cyclic reformer were evaluated.

• Research Organization: United Technologies Corp., South Windsor, CT (USA). Power Systems Div.
• OSTI ID: 5411604
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-1328
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Components
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ACID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
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ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FUEL CELLS
FUEL OILS
FUEL SYSTEMS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN GENERATORS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
INORGANIC ACIDS
MATERIALS
MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS
NONMETALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POISONING
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REFORMER PROCESSES
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TESTING