SBIR/STTR Research Award
High-Pressure, Fuel Cell Flow-Field Design Solution for High-Altitude Airships (HAA)
Award amount
$99,838Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- GINER INC
- Proposal award date
- 2004-05-25
- Contract end date
- 2004-11-25
- UEI
- ULB2NMDNXC69
- Solicitation number
- 2004.1
- Topic code
- MDA04-002
Research abstract
The overall objective of the Phase I program is the design of a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell flow field amenable to water ejection from the active area of a fuel cell operating at elevated pressures. Elevated-pressure operation of hydrogen / oxygen fuel cells has many potential benefits for round-trip efficiency and energy utilization in applications such as high-altitude airships. Flow fields for hydrogen / oxygen fuel cells have not been designed for water management in an elevated-pressure operation regime, and design of this type of flow field has the possibility of generating more efficient and lighter weight regenerative fuel cell systems. In Phase I, the effectiveness of a flow field designed specifically for a hydrogen / oxygen proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) for high-pressure (400 psi) operation will be demonstrated.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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- High-Pressure, Fuel Cell Flow-Field Design Solution for High-Altitude Airships (HAA)
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Research funding history
447 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $147,003,828. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture