Company:Jet Process Corp.Agency/Program/Year/Phase:DOE / SBIR / 1992 / 1
Abstract:MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFCS) REPRESENT A PROMISING ENERGY TECHNOLOGY THAT CONVERTS CHEMICAL ENERGY EFFICIENTLY FROM FUEL GAS DIRECTLY INTO ELECTRICITY. OF THE LEADING FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT, MCFCS ARE THE NEAREST TO LARGE SCALE,… more
Abstract:FUEL CELLS OPERATING IN AQUEOUS ELETROLYTES (BELOW 200¿C, DEPENDING ON THE CHOSEN ELECTROLYTE TECHNOLOGY) NORMALLY OPERATE ON HYDROGEN FUEL AND OXYGEN (OR AIR) AS THE OXIDANT. HIGH-PERFORMANCE FUEL CELL ELECTRODES REQUIRE HIGH CATALYST SURFACE AREAS, GOOD… more
Abstract:… OF C60 WILL BE ESTABLISHED. A SINGLE CELL WITH NI-C60(HX) WILL ALSO BE CHARACTERIZED INCLUDING ITS SELF-DISCHARGE BEHAVIOR, TO ESTABLISH THE VAIBILITY OF THIS SYSTEM AS A SECONDARY BATTERY FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, AND THE VIABILITY OF C60(H X) ELECTRODES FOR FUEL … more
Abstract:A NOVEL PLATINUM CATALYST PREPARATION TECHNIQUE WILL BE APPLIED TO DEVELOP ELECTRODES FOR SOLID-POLYMER-ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS (SPEFC). PREVIOUS WORK HAS SHOWN THAT THIS NOVEL TECHNIQUE RESULTS IN HIGH UTILIZATION OF PLATINUM. WITH THIS TECHNIQUE,… more
Abstract:THE UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY OF COAL FOR LARGE SCALE ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION CAN BE GREATLY INCREASED THROUGH THE USE OF MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFCS) RUNNING ON COAL GAS. A MAJOR OBSTACLE TO THIS APPLICATION IS THE PRESENCE OF COAL-DERIVED CONTAMINANTS… more
Abstract:PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (PSI) PROPOSES TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING REACTIVE ALKALI METAL HYDRIDES FOR THE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN FOR FUEL CELLS. THE PROPOSED HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEM WILL BE LIGHT AND COMPACT AND USEABLE FOR SINGLE SOLDIER AND OTHER… more
Abstract:THIS RESEARCH IS STUDYING A NEW PLANAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOFC) GEOMETRY THAT FEATURES A SINGLE MANIFOLD FOR RADIAL FUEL FLOW THROUGH THE ANODE AND OXYGEN DIFFUSION THROUGH THE CATHODE. THE DESIGN USES ONLY ONE SEAL PER CELLIN THE FUEL MANIFOLD, IS MADE… more
Abstract:THIS RESEARCH STUDIES A NEW PLANAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOFC) GEOMETRY THAT FEATURES RADIAL FLOW OF FUEL AND OXIDANT STREAMS THROUGH PARTICULATE ELECTRODES (THE INTERSCIENCE RADIAL FLOW (IRF) FUEL CELL). THE TWO KEY PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF IRF DESIGN… more
Abstract:… TO THE ANTARCTIC. SULFUR-FREE JP8 (SFJP8), WILL INCREASE THE LIFE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS OF PRESENT ENGINES BY 30%, SO THIS FUEL IMPROVEMENT IS ITSELF COST EFFECTIVE IN THE NEAR TERM, AND RESPONDS TO THE ABOVE QUOTED REPORT. ONCE SFJP8 IS AVAILABLE IN THE ANTARCTIC, FUEL… more
Abstract:THE INNOVATION PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT IS A FUEL-CELL BASED ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR VERY HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT. THIS SYSTEM WOULD POTENTIALLY BE CAPABLE OF REACHING ALTITUDES OF UP TO 40 KM (131,000 FT) WITH A SCIENTIFIC PAYLOAD IN EXCESS OF 450 KG (1000 LBS). IT… more
Abstract:… ALTITUDE OF 25 KM REPEATEDLY DURING AN 8-WEEK ANTARCTIC CAMPAIGN IN 1991. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SBIR PROGRAM IS TO INITIATE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGER, MORE VERSATILE FOLLOW-ON PLATFORM CALLED THESEUS. THE HEART OF THE PROPOSED THESEUS PLATFORM IS A SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL… more
Abstract:THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP MATERIALS FOR USE IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS) THAT WILL RESIST DELAMINATION OF THE MULTILAYER CERAMIC STRUCTURE DURING FABRICATION, STARTUP, SHUTDOWN, AND LOAD CYCLING OF THE FUELCELL POWERPLANT. DELAMINATION… more
Abstract:PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) BASED FUEL CELLS ARE THE POWER SYSTEM OF CHOICE FOR MANY APPLICATIONS INCLUDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BUT THEY REQUIRE COMPLEX WATER RECIRCULATION AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR EFFECTIVE OPERATION. THREE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES… more
Abstract:THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS DEVELOPING THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INSIGHT NECESSARY FOR EVALUATING THE UTILITY OF SUITABLY DOPED PEROVSKITES AS ANION CONDUCTING SOLID ELECTROLYTES FOR APPLICATION IN HYDROGEN/OXYGEN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS… more
Abstract:THIS PHASE I INVESTIGATION ADDRESSES IMPROVING PERFORMANCE AND LOWERING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH POLYMER ELECTROLYTE (PE) FUEL CELL ELECTROCATALYSIS. THE APPROACH IS TO SUBSTITUTE BINUCLEAR TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDE CLUSTER COMPOUNDS FOR DISPERSED PLATINUM… more
Abstract:THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROGRAM ADDRESSES PROBLEMS CURRENTLY INHIBITING DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS BY SUBSTITUTING HIGH AREA PEROVSKITE ELECTROCATALYSTS OF THE GENERAL COMPOSITION LN1-XAXCOO3, AND ACO1-XFEXO3 (WHERE LN - LA, ND, SM AND EU; A' = BA… more
Abstract:… FILMS OF LESS THAN 1-MICRON THICKNESS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEPOSITED ON TUNGSTEN SUBSTRATES. WE PROPOSE TO EVALUATE THESE FILMS AS AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING FOR BIPOLAR SEPARATOR PLATES (CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES) IN PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL … more
Abstract:CONTAMINATION OF THE PLATINUM (PT) SPECIES IN METHANOL OXIDATION ANODES BY OXIDIZED METHANOL RESIDUES IS A MAJOR OBSTACLE TOWARD DEVELOPING LONG LIFE METHANOL FUEL CELLS. RESEARCH IN THIS PHASE I PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE ATTACHMENT OF VARIOUS MACROCYCLIC AQUA… more
Company:Jet Process Corp.Agency/Program/Year/Phase:DOE / SBIR / 1991 / 1
Abstract:SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS ARE EFFICIENT FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION FOR BOTH STATIONARY AND AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS. THIS PROJECT USES AJET VAPOR DEPOSITION (JVD) TECHNIQUE TO DEPOSIT THE COMPONENT LAYERS OF THESE CELLS IN… more
Abstract:… EVALUATION WILL BE DONE WITH CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY, ROTATING DISC ELECTRODE, AND IN-SITU EXAFS TECHNIQUES. ANALYSIS OF THIS DATA WILL YIELD INFORMATION REGARDING THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF METHANOL OXIDATION AS WELL AS PROJECTED PERFORMANCE OF A DIRECT METHANOL FUEL… more
Abstract:… OF THE COAL IS HIGHER. AMONG THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES THAT MAY BE USED TO REDUCE THE SULFUR OXIDE POLLUTION CAUSEDBY COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION PLANTS, THE ADVANCED POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS BASED ON THE INTEGRATED COMBINED CYCLE GENERATORS AND THE MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL … more
Abstract:… SUPPORT, THE SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE'S INTEGRATION MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SUBMARINE'S CAPABILITIES, OR LIMITATIONS, AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM. BASED ON NUMEROUS PREVIOUS SURFACE AS WELL AS UNDERSEA VEHICLE AND SUBMARINE SYSTEM INTEGRATION ANALYSES, AEL BELIEVES THAT FUEL … more
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