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Diesel fuel processor for PEM fuel cells: Two possible altematives (ATR versus SR)

Type of Publication
Year of Publication
2006
Authors

A. Cutillo; S. Specchia; M. Antonini; G. Saracco; V. Specchia

Abstract

There are large efforts in exploring the on-board reforming technologies, which would avoid the actual lack of hydrogen infrastructure and related safety issues. From this view point, the present work deals with the comparison between two different 10 kW, fuel processors (FP) systems for the production of hydrogen-rich fuel gas starting from diesel oil, based respectively on autothermal (ATR) and steam-reforming (SR) process and related CO clean-up technologies; the obtained hydrogen rich gas is fed to the PEMFC stack of an auxiliary power unit (APU). Based on a series of simulations with Matlab/Simulink, the two systems were compared in terms of FP and APU efficiency, hydrogen concentration fed to the FC, water balance and process scheme complexity. Notwithstanding a slightly higher process scheme complexity and a slightly more difficult water recovery, the FP based on the SR scheme, as compared to the ATR one, shows higher efficiency and larger hydrogen concentration for the stream fed to the PEMFC anode, which represent key issues for auxiliary power generation based on FCs as compared, e.g. to alternators. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

DOI

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.10.065

Volume

154

Notes

Times Cited: 43 Saracco, Guido/C-9834-2013 9th Ulm Electrochemical Meeting May 17-18, 2004 Ulm, GERMANY 43

Pagination

379-385

Number
2
ISSN Number

0378-7753

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