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1996 Conference Proceedings

Fuel Cells '96 Review Meeting

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Foreword
The Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC) sponsored the Fuel Cells '96 Review Meeting on August 20-21, 1996, in Morgantown, West Virginia. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an annual forum for the exchange of ideas and discussion of results and plans related to the research on fuel cell power systems. There were 197 engineers, scientists, utilities, academia, and government personnel from 15 countries in addition to the U.S.: Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Holland, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

The first day included the perspectives of sponsors and end users, and the progress reports of fuel-cell developers. Papers covered carbonate, solid oxide, and phosphoric acid fuel cells for stationary power applications. On the second day, METC sponsored the Second Workshop on Very High Efficiency Fuel Cells/Gas Turbine Cycles. Fuel cell developers, gas turbine vendors, and consultants presented papers on fuel cell/gas turbine combined-cycle systems.

The papers and presentations in this document were produced in large measure from electronic files provided by the authors. They have been neither refereed nor extensively edited. The meeting Proceedings was provided to participants on a CD-ROM, and is also available as paper copy or microfiche from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, or as microfiche or blowback from microfiche from the National Technical Information Service.

Session 1 — Overview

An EPRI Perspective - 1996
John B. Sullivan — Electric Power Research Institute
 
Fuel Cells '96 DOE/EE Transportation Perspective
Donna M. Lee — U.S. Department of Energy

Session 2 — PAFC Program

Joint DoD/DOE Fuel Cell Program
Diane T. Hooie and R. Diane Manilla — Morgantown Energy Technology Center
 
Fuel Cell Applications for DOD Facilities
Michael J. Binder, William R. Taylor, and Franklin H. Holcomb — U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories
 
ONSI PC25 Experience
Keith A. Spitznagel — Equitable Gas Company
 
Fuel Cells for Energy at Medical Centers
Thomas A. Damberger — Kaiser Permanente

Session 3 — MCFC Program

ERC Program Overview
H. Maru, M. Farooque, G. Carlson, P. Patel, and C. Yuh — Energy Research Corporation; C. Bentley — Fuel Cell Manufacturing Corporation; and D. Glenn and A. Kush — Fuel Cell Engineering Corporation
 
Santa Clara Demonstration Status
Anthony J. Leo and Andrew J. Skok — Fuel Cell Engineering Corporation; and Thomas P. O'Shea — Santa Clara Demonstation Project
 
M-C Power Commercialization Program Overview
Elias H. Camara — M-C Power Corporation
 
NAS Miramar Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Demonstration Status
Joseph A. Scroppo — M-C Power Corporation

Session 4 — SOFC Program

Westinghouse Program Overview
R. George — Westinghouse Science & Technology Center


Westinghouse 100 kWe SOFC Demonstration Status
S. Veyo — Westinghouse Science & Technology Center

Poster Session

Advanced Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Timothy R. Armstrong, Jeffry Stevenson, and Steven Paulik — Pacific Northwest Laboratory
 
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Performance Studies
Wayne Huebner, David M. Reed, and Harlan U. Anderson — University of Missouri-Rolla
 
Non-Segregating Electrolytes for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
M. Krumpelt, T. Kaun, and M. Lanagan — Argonne National Laboratory
 
Microengineered Cathode Interface Studies
Timothy Kueper, Rajiv Doshi, and Michael Krumpelt — Argonne National Laboratory
 
Technology Base Studies of Long-Term MCFC Performance
J.R. Selman and M.S. Yazici — Illinois Institute of Technology
 
Low Cost MCFC Anodes
D.S. Erickson — M-C Power Corporation
 
Carbonate Fuel Cell Matrix Strengthening
Chao-Yi Yuh, Chao M. Huang, and Richard Johnson — Energy Research Corporation
 
Carbonate Fuel Cell Monolith Design for High Power Density and Low Cost
J. Allen and J. Doyon — Energy Research Corporation
 
PC25TM Fuel Cell Power Plant Status
Gregory J. Sandelli — ONSI Corporation
 
Landfill Gas Cleanup System — Test Results
Doug Herman — Electric Power Research Institute
 
Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells
D. Boss, C. Kuehmann, T. Bernecki, D. Prine, S. Barnett, and G. Olson — BIRL/Northwestern University
 
Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine System Performance Studies
George T. Lee and Frederick A. Sudhoff — Morgantown Energy Technology Center
 
Internet Fuel Cells Forum
Frederick A. Sudhoff — Morgantown Energy Technology Center

Second Workshop on Very High Efficiency Fuel Cell/Advanced Turbine Power Cycle

Overview and Recommendations of the First Workshop
Ronald H. Wolk — Wolk Integrated Technical Services
 
Potential Markets for Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Cycles
W. Peter Teagan and William L. Mitchell — Arthur D. Little
 
Westinghouse Fuel Cell Combined Cycle Systems
S. Veyo — Westinghouse Science & Technology Center
 
High Efficiency Carbonate Fuel Cell/Turbine Hybrid Power Cycles
George Steinfeld and Hans C. Maru — Energy Research Corporation; and Robert A. Sanderson — Fuel Cell Systems Consultant
 
Ztek's Ultra-High Efficiency Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Combination
Michael Hsu and Daniel Nathanson — Ztek Corporation
 
Solar Turbines Perspective on Advanced Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Systems
David J. White — Solar Turbines, Inc.
 
Fuel Cells Combined with Industrial Aeroderivative Turbines
Sy A. Ali and Robert R. Moritz — Allison Engine Company


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