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Figure 9.38 Cavity ring-down absorption spectrum of the 0-0 band of the a Ag-X Z system of O2, where k is the reciprocal of the ring-down time. (Reproduced, with permission, from Newman, S. M., Lane, I. C., Orr-Ewing, A. J., Newnham, D. A. and Ballard, J., J. Chem. Phys., 110, 10749, 1999)...

Siemens AG has been involved in R D on PFFCs, and Vickers Shipbuilding Engineering Ltd. (United Kingdom) is evaluating PFFCs from Ballard Power Systems for power generation. A 35-ceU stack was successfully tested for more than 300 h. Plans are under way to test a 20-kW PEFC. 

Ballard Power Systems, in conjunction with the province of British Columbia and the government of Canada, have converted a diesel bus for Vancouver, B.C. Transit (43). This 9.1-m vehicle is powered by a 105-kW fuel cell. Gaseous hydrogen, stored on board the bus in DOT-approved glass-wound composite cylinders operating at 20.7 MPa (3000 psi), provides the necessary fuel requited for the 150-km projected vehicle range. 

Ball, T., Ballard, D., and Manning, W., Design Techniques For Amine Plans. Presented at PETRO ENERGY. October 1988. 

If you plan to operate an amine plant, be sure to get a copy of Don Ballard s classic article."... 

Ballard, Don, How to Operate an Amine Plant, Hydrocarbon Processing," April 1966. 

Ballard, D., How to Operate a Glycol Plant, Hydrocarbon Processing, lune 1966. 

Provide requirements for specific processes. Every commercial process has unique requirements. One of the best examples that I am familiar with is the requirements outlined for an amine gas treating plant in Don Ballard s timeless article. Such advice as ... 

Improper cleaning of glycol unit use of soaps or acids (Ballard, 1979) ... 

Many manufacturers will estimate maximum glycol losses to be 1 lb or. 1 gal per MMscf. Improper operation can increase the actual glycol losses to 1, 10, or even 100 gallons per MMscf. One leaking pump can waste 35 gallons per day (Ballard, 1977). 

Here is another discussion of glycol plant troubleshooting from the article How to Improve Glycol Dehydration by Don Ballard. 

Have you ever tried to decide which was the best article you ever read For me, the answer comes quickly. It is How to Operate an Amine Plant. by Don Ballard. This article has helped me more than any other. I have gone back to the article time after time to troubleshoot and optimize amine plants. In addition, the article has design tips and shortcut rules of thumb developed by field experience. 

The achievements of a small Canadian startup company, Ballard Power Systems, in Vancouver, are the main reason for my view that polymeric-membrane cells have the automotive market at their feet. The stages of the company s achievements. 

Address Bharat Bhavan, 4 6 Cunimbhoy Road Ballard... 

Ballard develops power-dense PEM FC, suitable for transportation (1994)... 

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