HYDROGEN GENERATION FOR FUEL CELLS.

Abstract

Life testing of the ammonia fueled sample hydrogen generator device, PT-7, was continued. A total of 39 cycles with an accumulated operating time of about 490 hours was accomplished before a weld failure occurred. Testing was subsequently resumed on prototype hydrogen generator, PT-6. To-date, the test generator has been operated 60 cycles with a total accumulative operating time of about 710 hours. There is no indication of any harmful effects due to the cyclic operation, and the reactor performance continues to meet the design capacity specifications. Additional life testing of BTX-Udex raffinate as a fuel using proprietary catalysts indicates continued successful steam reforming approaching equilibrium using a 3.0 mol of water per carbon atom ratio. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1963
Accession Number
AD0433276

Entities

People

  • E. J. Emerson
  • L. Goodman
  • L. Kantrowitz

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Catalysts
  • Cells
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fuel Cells
  • Generators
  • Hydrogen
  • Prototypes
  • Specifications

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology