Fuel cells have been used as a power source in the space shuttle for decades and are expected to be used in future higher power, larger systems. A new, passive gas/liquid phase separator for use in such large fuel cell space applications has been invented. It is a vortex separator designed to accommodate gas driven two phase flows. The work presented here is a first of a kind study of this newly invented separator examining the minimum inlet gas flow rate necessary for a stable vortex inside the separator as a function of separator size. A dimensional scaling analysis was done to predict this minimum inlet gas flow rate. Experiments were performed on the ground and in conjunction with the NASA microgravity simulating aircraft to validate modeling. The results of the experiments and scaling analysis are compared.
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ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference
March 13–17, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Cable Kurwitz,
Cable Kurwitz
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Frederick Best
Frederick Best
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Casey Klein
Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC
Cable Kurwitz
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Frederick Best
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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AJTEC2011-44661, T10252; 6 pages
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March 1, 2011
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Klein, C, Kurwitz, C, & Best, F. "Characterization of a Dual Chambered Two Phase Separator." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. March 13–17, 2011. T10252. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44661
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