Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Dimensionally Stable Membrane for High Pressure Electrolyzers, Phase I
Project Introduction
Utilizing high strength polymers with controlled pore dimensions as a support, a customized membrane electrode assembly (MEA) can be generated for NASA's electrolyzer stack that has optimized electrochemical performance with greatly improved mechanical properties enabling high pressure (>1000 psi) operation. The overall objective is to generate and test an optimized dimensionally stable membrane (DSM) for a lunar NASA application. This will be accomplished through four tasks; 1. Generation of DSM MEAs of various configurations; 2. Testing of these MEAs; 3. Modeling and fitting of test data to electrolyzer performance; 4. Use model to generate optimum 1000 psi Electrolyzer MEA and test.
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Research Center
(GRC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC | Supporting Organization | Industry | Newton, Massachusetts |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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Massachusetts
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Ohio
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Center / Facility:
- Glenn Research Center (GRC)
Responsible Program:
- Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
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Project Duration
Start: Feb 2008
End: Aug 2008
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TX06 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems
- TX06.2 Extravehicular Activity Systems
- TX06.2.4 Decompression Sickness Mitigation
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