Fuel-Cell Integration on Board Surface Ships

Authors

  • David Ignacio Fuentes
  • Hernán de Lavalle Pérez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25043/19098642.108

Keywords:

Alternative energy, fuel cells, greenhouse effect gases, generator, PEMFC

Abstract

Given the high levels of air pollution around the world, produced by the emission of greenhouse gases,the shipbuilding industry is in search of a "zero emissions" ship. To achieve this, research groups, havefocused on the further investigation of the fuel cells. These devices can produce energy by only usinghydrogen and oxygen as main power sources, having the next advantages features: low noise production,no emissions, and high efficiency. They can also be integrated with other systems. As Jules Verne wrote inhis “The Mysterious Island”, one day water will be used as fuel. The hydrogen and oxygen that constituteit, used alone and simultaneously, produce inexhaustible heat source and light intensity much greaterthan that of coal.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

David Ignacio Fuentes

Teniente de Navío . Escuela Naval de Cadetes “Almirante Padilla”, Colombia.

Hernán de Lavalle Pérez

Teniente de Navío . Escuela Naval de Cadetes “Almirante Padilla”, Colombia

References

DOMÍNGUEZ, JUAN JOSÉ. Celdas combustibles (I). En: Anales de mecánica y electricidad. Madrid: Asociación de ingenieros de ICAI. Marzo-abril, 2002 p. 14-18.

BRANDON, NIGEL and THOMPSETT, DAVE. Fuel cell compendium. First edition. London: Elsevier inc. 2005. 639 p.

VOGLER, FINN. and WÜRSIG, GERD. New Developments for Maritime Fuel Cell Systems, Germany: Germanischer Lloyd AG. 10 p.

U.S. CONGRESS, Office of Technology Assessment, Marine Applications for Fuel Cell Technology – A Technical Memorandum, OTA-TM-O-37 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, February 1986). 39 p.

[ 5 ] LUCKOSE, l (et al). Fuel cell propulsion system for marine applications. 1st edition. USA: Elsevier publications, 2011. 7 p.

[ 6 ] B . OZPINECI, L. M. TOLBERT, Z. DU, “Multiple input converters for fuel cells,” IEEE Industry applications society annual meeting, October 3 - 7, 2004, Seattle, Washington, 797 p.

Fuel Cell Today [online]. Hertfordshire, UK.: [Cited 06 November 2011]. Available in: <http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/analysis/industry-review/2011/theindustryreview-2011>

Downloads

Published

2015-01-23

How to Cite

Fuentes, D. I., & de Lavalle Pérez, H. (2015). Fuel-Cell Integration on Board Surface Ships. Ciencia Y tecnología De Buques, 8(16), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.25043/19098642.108

Issue

Section

Scientific and Technological Research Articles
QR Code