Balance of plant design for aerospace fuel cells
Hydrogen fuel cell technology is most cost effectively available for low-volume niche aerospace applications as an off-the-shelf system. It contains the air, hydrogen and thermal systems (balance of plant), not optimized for the application. This presentation will outline an optimized systematic approach to allow bespoke balance of plant systems to be developed for low-volume aerospace at reduced effort and cost. This can result in performance uplifts/cost reduction, such as increased power density, critical for increasing the viability of the overall fuel cell systems, helping accelerate the transition to zero-carbon fuels for niche applications.