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Humidicore
Results
Humidicore is currently
in use or test by 23 top fuel cell companies.
Over 400 produced, over 230 in field applications and over 100,000
hours of operation so far!
The following are
the conclusions drawn from our performance testing:
1. Enthalpy
wheel humidification energy is essentially free.
•Higher stack
operating temperatures are entirely practical.
•Higher stack operating temperatures yield higher quality cogen
heat.
•Higher inlet dewpoints may extend stack life.
2.Enthalpy wheel
humidifiers are efficient, compact and inexpensive.
•Avoid complex,
expensive internal humidification schemes.
•Avoid larger, less efficient membrane humidifiers.
3.Enthalpy wheel humidifiers have a very low pressure loss.
•Cut compression
costs.
•Increase stoichiometric ratio.
4.Enthalpy wheel
humidifiers are multi-functional
•Eliminate the
aftercooler.
•Eliminate the condenser.
5.Enthalpy wheel humidifiers don’t use liquid water.
•Eliminate
humidifier freeze-up.
•Stack Coolant need not be water
6.Enthalpy wheel
humidifiers have low thermal inertia.
•Simplify and
accelerate start-up sequence.
•Transient operation isn’t a problem.
7.Enthalpy wheel
humidifiers are in mass production.
•Common materials
and components
•The rotor is an automotive catalytic converter!
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