Advisor: Dr. Neal Sullivan, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines — Colorado Fuel Cell Center
This research demonstrates the feasibility of the design and construction of a pressurized electrochemical fuel cell reactor. The components designed for this reactor were designed with the operation conditions taken into consideration. Multiple iterations were completed to illustrate the benefits and challenges between both a static and dynamic compression system used for fuel cell sealing. The data collected from various experiments with solid-oxide fuel cells, it can be concluded that the use of this reactor, at high pressures and high temperatures, improves the performance of these cells.
Max Pisciotta 