Fluid Management component improvement for Back up fuel cell systems - FluMaBack

Vodja projekta:

dr. Pavle Boškoski

Trajanje:

1.7.2012 - 30.6.2015

Financiranje:

Projekt 7. okvirnega programa EU, Področje: SP1-JTI-FCH.2011.3.3 Component improvement for stationary power applications

Povzetek:

The FluMaBack (abbreviation for Fluid Management component improvement for Back up fuel cell systems) project aims to improve the performance, life time and cost of BoP (balance of plant) components of back up fuel cell systems specifically developed for emerging countries where long black-outs occur (8-9 hours per day) and very hard operative conditions are present (high temperature, high degree of humidity). Due to this requirement for long time operation the improvement of sub-system components addressed in the present project will benefit both back-up and CHP applications. The project focuses on new design and improvement of BoP components, aimed at:

• improving BOP components performance, in terms of reliability;
• improving the lifetime of BOP component both at component and at a system level;
• reducing cost in a mass production perspective;
• simplifying the manufacturing/assembly process of the entire fuel cell system.

The project is focused on the most critical BoP components with the largest potential for performance improvement and cost reductions:

• Air and fluid flow equipments, including subcomponents and more specifically blower and recirculation pumps
• Humidifier
• Heat exchanger

Project consortium consist of both industrial and academic partners. Relevant research institutes and universities support the industries in the development and evaluation of BoP components. As the industrial partners are actively supplying the fuel cell business, the project results can be implemented rapidly, enhancing the impact of the project.

Sodelujoči partnerji:

• Electro Power Systems, Italija
• DOMEL Elektromotorji in gospodinjski aparati d.o.o., Slovenija
• Tubiflex SPA, Italija
• Onda SPA, Italija
• Institut Jožef Stefan, Odsek za sisteme in vodenje, Slovenija
• Parco scientifico e technologico per l'ambiente - Environment park SPA, Italija
• JRC -Joint Research Centre- European Commission, Belgija
• Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za strojništvo/, Slovenija
• Nedstack fuel cell technology BV, Nizozemska
• Fundacion para el desarrollo de las nuevas technologias del hidrogeno en aragon, Španija

Spletna stran projekta: http://www.flumaback.eu/