Effects of Fuel & Air Quality to the Performance of Fuel Cells
discussing the effects of fuel and air quality to the performance of fuel cells
Objectives
Performance and lifetime of fuel cell systems are heavily depending on the quality of the fuel and oxidant fed. Trace contaminants can affect the electrochemical reactions as well as the balance of plant such as tanks, or valves or other instruments related to the supply of fuel and oxidant to the fuel cell stack.
The symposium aims at gathering researchers and developers from the fuel cell arena and experts from the technical gas industry:
- Share the state of knowledge concerning the effects of fuel and air trace contaminants,
- identify future R&D-activities for future understanding fuel and air impurity problems,
- inform the community of fuel and air quality issues
- discuss correlation of fuel quality and cost,
- suggest necessary technical improvement to fuel cell technology, fuel production, and fuel conditioning,
- support standardization efforts.
The symposium will thus provide for enhanced insight into the effects caused by minor constituents present in the fuel and air stream fed to fuel cells.
Sessions will be held on the quality aspects of:
- Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel
- Reformate Fuel
- Reactant Air
Call for Contributions
One page abstracts for contributions shall be submitted no later than June 30th 2009 to the technical contact persons G. Tsotridis or L. Jörissen.
Date
September 9 - 11, 2009
Venue
Tagungszentrum Palisade, Palisadenstr 48, D-10243 Berlin, Germany; http://www.palisa.de
Local Organizer
WBZU: e-mail: manuela.egger@wbzu.de
Further Details and Program Updates
Effects of Fuel & Air Quality to the Performance of Fuel Cells:
Draft Program (Click here)
Effects of Fuel & Air Quality to the Performance of Fuel Cells:
Second Announcement (Click here)
Please click here for the presentations held at the Workshop on the Effects of Fuel and Air Quality on the performance of Fuel Cells.