Integrity fuel system

Fuel system components involved in the refueling process include the fuel tank, filler pipe, filler cap, vapor control valve, liquid-vapor discriminator (LVD) valve, and the carbon canister [27,28]. During vehicle refueling, which is monitored during the integrated refueling test as outlined in Fig. 1, the following operations occur in the evaporative emission control system ... 

The factory-produced, dedicated NGV is the ultimate goal of the NGV industry because it will reduce the incremental cost of the vehicle, the fuel system will be belter integrated into the vehicle, and the vehicle performance can be optimized for natural gas. A dedicated NGV s emissions, power, and driveability can be superior to a comparable gasoline vehicle. There is however, a reluctance by some automobile manufacturers to produce dedicated NGVs until the refueling infrastructure is more fully developed. 

An attempt has been made in Table 1 to present the status of fuel cell technologies. For terrestrial applications, the PAFC power plant is the most advanced, and a 200-kW system manufactured by ONSI, a division of United Technologies, Inc., has reached commercialization. Its main applications are focused on on-site integrated energy systems that could... 

Yamashita, K. and Barreto, L. (2003). Integrated Energy Systems for the 21st Century Coal Gasification for Co-producing Hydrogen, Electricity and Liquid Fuels. Interim Report IR-03-039. Laxenburg, Austria International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). 

Tests of the fuel cell/hybrid system would be performed to assess integration and system operation of an existing 250-kilowatt fuel cell stack with a commercially available microturbine, and... 

MesoSystems is developing a 50 W portable power supply using ammonia as the fuel. The system consists of an ammonia cracking reactor, an ammonia adsorbent, a membrane, heat exchangers, and power controls. They have integrated the system with the necessary pumps, fans, and controls and tested it with fuel cells. 

A stand-alone IkW integrated fuel processor for gasoline, incorporating an autothermal reformer followed by high- and low-temperature WGS reactors, was reported by Qi et al. [85]. The start-up of the ATR reformer lasted less than 5 min and stabilized in around 50 min for the whole system. 

Sensor and control technology with the proper ranges and selectivities for integrated fuel cell system application. 

Powerex Corp. BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY PowerFLEX GLOBAL SOLAR ENERGY PowerFlow NUVERA FUEL CELLS INC PowerStation System ELECTROCHEM INC PowerTap NUVERA FUEL CELLS INC PowertechLabs, Inc BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY Powertrain Integration, LLC FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC... 

Palo et al. [18] presented the concept of an integrated fuel processor for portable military applications. System specifications were a weight of < 1 kg and a volume of < 100 cm3, which transfer to a required power density of > 0.15 kW dnT3. 

M. V. Kothare, Dynamics and control of integrated microchemical systems with application to micro-scale fuel... 

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Transportation, Chapter V, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Part 571, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 571.301 Standard No. 301 Fuel system integrity. 

St Pierre J etal., 2001, Integrated Fuel Cell and Pressure Swing Adsorption System. WO 01/47050. 

Zymboly G E, 1988, High Bulk Self Supporting Electrode with Integral Gas Feed Conduit for Solid Oxide Fuel Systems. US Patent 4,751,152. 

Photon correlation spectroscopy measurements for growth rate, together with a quartz crystal microbalance for mass deposition, have been integrated into a single platform to permit simultaneous in-situ real time measurement at times and temperatures representative to those found in aviation fuel systems [323],... 

Figure 4.13. Vision of building-integrated fuel cell system supplying heat, power and hydrogen as vehicle fuel. (From Honda (2004), used with permission.)...

Hanhela, P.J., Huang, R.H.E. and Paul, D.B. (1993) Effect of thiols and fuel system icing inhibitors on the integrity of aircraft fuel tank sealants. Materials Forum, 17(2), 139-52. 

Gaggloli, R. A., and Petit, P. J. (1976). In Symposium on Net Energetics of Integrated Synfuel Systems, preprints of papers, 21 (2), 56. 171st National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, New York, April 5-9. 

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