RESEARCH
The Advanced Power and Energy
Program is involved in research on three fronts: 1. The National
Fuel Cell Research Center, (NFCRC) one
component of the APEP program, is involved
in the advancement of fuel cell technology.
Research at the NFCRC include:
- Super High Efficiency Power Generation- Hybrid SOFC-MTG
- Advanced Fuel Reformation for Proton Exchange Membrane
Fuel Cells
- 25 KW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
- Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Cycles
- Dynamic Modeling of Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Hybrid Systems
- Molten Carbonate Single Cell Test and Evaluation
- 1-MW Hybrid Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Engine
- Advanced Power Generation - Fuel Flexibility
- Distributed Energy Technology test Bed
- Advanced Power Generation - Photovoltaics
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2. The UCI
Combustion Laboratory, (UCICL) second
component of the APEP program, participates
in the advancement of continuous combustion
technology.
Research at the UCICL include:
- Aeroengine Propulsion Program
- High Performance Low Emission Combustors
- Combustor Active Control
- Staged Combustors
- Advanced Fuel Injection
- Propulsion Materials
- Burner Program
- Industrial Generic Burner Characterization
- Industrial Furnace Burner Characterization
- Industrial Boiler-Burner Characterization
- Burner Active Control
- Air Toxic Emission
- Stationary Gas Turbine Program
- Premixed Natural-Gas Fired
- Liquid Fueled Rocket Instability Program
- Primary Atomization Mechanisms
- Secondary Atomization Mechanisms
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To support its research laboratories,
APEP special resources include the Distributed Technologies
Testing Facility, the Living Laboratory, and the Pacific
Rim Consortium in Combustion, Energy, and the Environment.
3. APEP addresses cross-cutting research including
- Information Technology
- Integration of DG into the built environment
- CHP, CCHP, and BCCHP
- Advanced central power generation
- Hydrogen Economy
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