{"id":9006,"date":"2023-02-09T12:50:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/?p=9006"},"modified":"2023-02-09T12:51:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:51:12","slug":"hydrogen-fuel-cell-and-heat-exchangers-in-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempco.it\/blog\/en\/9006\/hydrogen-fuel-cell-and-heat-exchangers-in-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydrogen, fuel cells and heat exchangers in renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s get in the heart of our month of February dedicated to Renewables<\/strong><\/a> in Tempco<\/strong> talking about hydrogen and fuel cells<\/strong><\/a>. These are themes becoming very popular, especially for automotive applications in sustainable mobility<\/strong> and green transition in transports<\/strong>. There are indeed many studies on the matter, aimed at deploying fuel cell technology as a valid alternative to actual electric vehicles<\/strong> and to traditional fossil fuel motors.<\/p>\n

These are systems for power generation from a renewable and clean source<\/strong>, hydrogen, that can be employed to power electric motors. Applications are different, from cars and buses and every kind of transport vehicles<\/strong>, and also on ships<\/strong>, with significant implications in terms of engineering and plant design.<\/p>\n

A full cell system<\/a> involves indeed a series of thermal transfer tasks, for heating, cooling and energy recovery<\/strong>. The challenge here are the very high temperatures involved<\/strong> in this kind of thermal cycle. It\u2019s then necessary to develop special heat exchangers<\/strong><\/a> able to cope with the high temperature levels that are generated in some parts of the cycle. Plate heat exchangers, once again, are the ideal solution in automotive applications of fuel cells thanks to their efficiency and compact shape<\/strong>, ensuring high thermal transfer rates in the narrow installment spaces available.<\/p>\n