船用燃料电池技术初探

Research on Fuel Cell Technology for Marine Applications

总结了各种燃料电池及其潜在的船舶应用,并将燃料电池的特点和性质在效率、功率密度、排放等方面与传统的能源系统进行比较,例如,柴油发动机和燃气涡轮机.同时指出燃料电池应用于船舶的主要问题,并指导选择适当的燃料与氢能.案例研究表明.燃料电池堆可应用于船舶推进系统,燃料电池优良的排放性能有利于新技术在环境敏感的区域使用,同时要特别关注可用燃料的适用性、瞬时响应和安全可靠性.

A brief summary is presented for various fuel cells and their potential for marine applica‐tions .And the characteristics and properties of fuel cells are compared with conventional energy sys‐tems ,such as diesel engines and gas turbines ,based on efficiency ,power density ,emissions ,etc .The significant barriers to implement fuel cell technology into marine applications are identified as well in this study .Fuel and the choice of suitable hydrogen supply are addressed .By a case study ,the results show that a fuel cell stack can be applied to a ship propulsion system ,and meanw hile ,excellent emis‐sion performance of fuel cells benefits the application of new technology in the environmentally sensi‐tive areas .But the most significant problems to adopt the new technology are the suitability of availa‐ble fuels ,transient response and reliability/safety concerns .