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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fuel Cell anybody??
Methanol fuel cells using polymer electrolyte membranes were tested by
Ballard in road vehicles, including a transit bus. They tend to have
very low power density, which might make them unattractive for
space-limited applications like subs, at least for the moment.
Marc
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On 10/27/2010 6:23 AM, Helge Nødland wrote:
*Just an idea I`ve thought of here:*
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*Any ideas about having a "Direct Methanol Fuel Cell" where methanol is
converted directly to hydrogen that fuels the fuel cell to produce
electricity on demand mutch the same way as a battery, I do not know of
any subs that run this system but it could be a steppingstone for
personal subs to get operation times of days or more on a single
methanol tank. These units have been available mostly for experimental
applications but the fuel cells nowdays are both compact and efficient. *
*I do not know how these fuel cells behave in othe than in one
atmosphere pressure but to have it outside the pressure hull in a
compensated air filled container.*
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*I came up with this just now, I dont know if it is even possible to
have them in pressure compensated containers (They do consume both
oxygen and Hydrogen tp generate electricity)*
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*Helge N*
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