Liam Reddy

What makes the optimum fuel cell system? As a simulation engineer at Aurata Technologies, Reddy likes to investigate fuel cell systems for different applications. He is a specialist in 1D modeling for hydrogen fuel cell systems, with a particular focus on UAV applications. His experience includes balance of plant modeling and selection for low-carbon technologies, which is supported by his background in hydrogen fuel cell testing and low-carbon combustion research. Prior to Aurata, Reddy worked in the fuel cell testing team at Intelligent Energy. He holds a doctorate in materials science from the University of Nottingham.

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Presentation

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.