Modular High Power Fuel Cell System Design

The objective of this proposal is to develop an innovative single stage water vapor recovery device that utilizes the polar nature of water molecules to separate water vapor from the reformed gaseous fuel mixture in a fuel cell system. The removed water vapor from the proposed design can be fed back to the fuel reformer without the need for condensing it to liquid water. The proposed water vapor separator will significantly increase the overall fuel cell efficiency, and reduce the capital and operation costs of a fuel cell system. It is a safe, robust, user-friendly, compact, low maintenance, and continuously operable highly efficient water recovery device