| A comprehensive list of the capabilities of UK academic and contract research organisations active in the fuel cell and hydrogen arena. To put your organisation on this list, or to update your organisation's entry, please contact us: info@fuelcellsuk.org. |
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| Univ of Dundee, Div Physical & Inorganic Chemistry | The dept has research interests in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; Solid State Electrochemistry; ceramic oxygen ion, proton and electronic conductors; structure and composition of materials for SOFCs down to the atomic scale; catalytic electrodes; Impedance Spectroscopy; and High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM).
| Div Physical & Inorganic Chemistry | Yes | | Univ of Leeds - Centre for Computational Fluid Dynamics | Development of predictive capabilities for SOFC and PEMFC using innovative CFD technology. This covers all major processes occuring in fuel cell systems such as (a) chemical species transport in porous electrodes, (b) electrochemical reactions in catalytic layers, (c) heat transfer within fuel cells, and (d) potential polarisations. System performance can be numerically predicted and analysed. Collaboration with major code developers such as Fluent and CFX for development and validations of CFD models.
| Centre for Computational Fluid Dynamics | Yes | | Univ of Leeds School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering | Extensive fuel cell test units, operating at 900-1200K with an output of up to 1 kW equipped with reactant humidification control for hydrogen or simulated reformatted mixtures. Experimental research on fuel cell performance and internal reforming at the anode and analysis of exhaust gas can be performed on the test rigs. Over 20 years research on hydrogen and biogas production, storage, transportation and combustion. Our expertise in biomass includes all areas of the thermal conversion, co-combustion and pre/post combustion/gasification of biomass.
| School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering | Yes |
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