HYDROGEN PRODUCTION & UTILIZATION LABORATORY

Hydrogen Production & Utilization Laboratory  |  Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering  |  Institute of Transportation Studies  |  University of California, Davis

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Phone: 530-754-5352
dkash@ucdavis.edu
Advanced Materials Research Laboratory (AMRL) Room 1127

Mailing Address
Hydrogen Production & Utilization Laboratory
MAE Dept, UC Davis
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616

Facilities

 

2 3-kW Steam Reforming Devices (constant space velocity variable aspect ratio)

3-kW Autothermal Reforming Device (in progress)

50 kW Methanol Fueled Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Bus

NOVA 7904CM Multi Gas Analyzer

SRI H2-50 Water Electrolysis Hydrogen Generator

Multi Function Instrumentation and Control infrastructure

Gas Chromatography (SRI 8610C)


Steam Reforming Reactor:

Projects:
Space Velocity as an Insufficient Parameter in Steam Reforming
The Effect of Impurities on Steam Reformation
Reformation of Bio-fuels and Coal-Derived Fuels
Mechanisms of Catalyst Degradation
Limiting Steps of the Reformation Process

 


Reactor Device
 
 

Temperature Profile of the Reactor in Radial Direction in configuration i
 


Temperature Profile of the Reactor in Radial Direction in configuration iii
 

 

 

Autothermal Reforming Reactor:


Reactor Still Under Construction

 


Autothermal Reforming Reactor Scheme

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Gas Chromatography (SRI 8610C)

 

Liquid-Fueled Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Transit Bus:

Research Projects:

· Vibration Quantification Measurement
· Model Verification
· Dynamic Noise Analysis
· Durability and Lifetime Research
· Subsystem redesign AC, Air Compression System

Click here to see detail introduction of the Fuel Cell Bus

For more information go to Georgetown University Advanced Vehicle Development

 


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