Cell-module and fuel-conditioner development. Final report, October 1979-January 1982

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6808326· OSTI ID:6808326

Hoover, Jr., D. Q.; Chi, C. V.; Kothmann, R. E.

The work described constituted the second phase of a planned program to develop phosphoric acid fuel cell driven on-site integrated energy systems (PAFC-OS/IES). The stack development effort culminated in the design, fabrication and testing of an advanced air cooled 80 cell (8 kW) PAFC stack. The second phase effort on fuel conditioning focused on developing a conceptual design of a reformer for natural gas and acquiring the technical data base needed to design a subsystem suitable for a PAFC-OS/IES. Progress is described in detail on the following four tasks: (1) design of large cell stacks, (2) stack fabrication, (3) stack testing, and (4) fuel conditioner subsystem development. (WHK)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-78ET11300
• OSTI ID: 6808326
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/0161-10; NASA-CR-165193; ON: DE82019982
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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