500 WATT FUEL CELL POWERPLANT.

Abstract

The feasibility of a man-portable, 500 watt, indirect liquid hydrocarbon and air, fuel cell powerplant was established. Two independent units were developed - a Hydrogen Generator Assembly and a Fuel Cell Assembly. The Hydrogen Generator Assembly converts the hydrocarbon fuel to hydrogen by steam reforming, and the Fuel Cell Assembly electrochemically oxidizes the hydrogen with air to produce electrical energy. The two units are integrated for operation and designed to produce 500 watts of net electrical power. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640700

Entities

People

  • T. G. Schiller

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Cells
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Systems
  • Fuel Cells
  • Generators
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrogen
  • Manportable Equipment
  • Power

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology