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Regenerative fuel cell test rig at glenn research center
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Scullin, Vincent J. Garcia, Christopher P. Johnson, Donald W. Chang, Bei-Jiann Bents, David J. Jakupca, Ian J. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | The regenerative fuel cell development effort at Glenn Research Center (GRC) involves the integration of a dedicated fuel cell and electrolyzer into an energy storage system test rig. The test rig consists of a fuel cell stack, an electrolysis stack, cooling pumps, a water transfer pump, gas recirculation pumps, phase separators, storage tanks for oxygen (O2) and hydrogen (H2), heat exchangers, isolation valves, pressure regulators, interconnecting tubing, nitrogen purge provisions, and instrumentation for control and monitoring purposes. The regenerative fuel cell (RFC) thus formed is a completely closed system which is capable of autonomous cyclic operation. The test rig provides direct current (DC) load and DC power supply to simulate power consumption and solar power input. In addition, chillers are used as the heat sink to dissipate the waste heat from the electrochemical stack operation. Various vents and nitrogen (N2) sources are included in case inert purging is necessary to safe the RFC test rig. |
| File Size | 4431047 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030068063 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t41s1rp31 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2003-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Regenerative Fuel Cells Cooling Systems Control Electrolysis Instruments Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
