GINER ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS (GES) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A CATHODE LIQUID FEED, PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELE…

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GINER ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS (GES) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A CATHODE LIQUID FEED, PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYZER STACK AND SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 3,600 PSI OXYGEN. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS PHASE I EFFORT, WE PROPOSE TO COLLABORATE WITH HAMILTON-SUNDSTRAND HUMAN SPACE SYSTEMS (H-S) TO SHARE UNIQUE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES THAT PROVIDE THE BEST PATH TO MEETING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. GES WILL SHARE THEIR DATA AND EXPERTISE WITH HIGH BALANCED PRESSURE ELECTROLYZERS AND H-S WILL CONTRIBUTE THEIR DATA AND EXPERTISE IN HIGH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ELECTROLYZERS. BASED ON THIS EXCHANGE, GES WOULD MODIFY ITS ELECTROLYZER PERFORMANCE MODEL. IN A THIRD TASK, GES WILL BUILD TWO SINGLE CELL ELECTROLYZERS WITH GES AND H-S COMPONENTS. ONE STACK WILL BE DEDICATED TO BALANCED PRESSURE OPERATION, WHILE A SECOND UNIT WOULD BE DEDICATED TO HIGH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE (OXYGEN OVER HYDROGEN) OPERATION. A FULL EXPERIMENTAL MATRIX WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THESE UNITS IN A CATHODE LIQUID FEED CONFIGURATION. BALANCED PRESSURE OPERATION WOULD BE CONDUCTED AT GES FACILITIES (FROM ATMOSPHERIC TO 2,000 PSI). DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TESTING WOULD BE CONDUCTED IN H-S FACILITIES (AT PRESSURES BETWEEN 2,000 AND 3,600 PSI). DATA WOULD THEN BE INTEGRATED INTO THE GES ANALYSIS CODE, AND BE AVAILABLE AS A DESIGN ANALYSIS TOOL FOR FUTURE PHASES OF THE PROGRAM.