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Fuel Cell Humidifier

What is a Humidifier?

Water management is one of the biggest challenges of a PEM fuel cell system. Maintaining sufficient water content of the polymer electrolyte membrane is vital for efficient operation and also extending the lifecyle of the fuel cell. Humidification of the cathode side is one way of maintaining this membrane water content.

The KNIPPING Humidifier is a passive humidifier meaning it does not add to the parasitic loses of the fuel cell system. It uses the water created in the fuel cell stack by the electro-chemical reaction that occurs. This water then exits the fuel cell in vapor and/or droplet form with the exhaust air. It is then led into the humidifier along with the dry inlet air where the two air streams are separated with a state-of-the-art polymer membrane. This membrane allows transfer of water due to the gradient but does not allow any oxygen or nitrogen to transfer.

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Automotive and commercial vehicle applications

Stationary power generation

Aviation

Rail

Marine

KNIPPING Humidifier?

KNIPPING NEW MOBILITY has developed a compact, sustainable and practical solution that lowers total cost of ownership over the long-term.

Our industry-leading fuel cell Humidifier solution enables large-scale hydrogen fuel cell commercialization throughout a wide spectrum of applications:

 
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Heavy Duty Vehicles

Public Transport

Rail Transport

Marine/Ferries

Automotive

Off Highway

Aviation

Stationary

Main benefits of the
KNIPPING Humidifier

  • High water transfer
  • Low pressure loss
  • Polymer distribution plates in counter-flow configuration
  • Flexible design options
  • Exceptional performance
  • Product reliability
  • Lower total cost of Ownership

Basic Design

The KNIPPING Humidifier consists of polymer distribution plates which are separated by a polymer membrane and seal. These plates are then stacked according to the required water transfer and pressure loss.

KNIPPING Humidifier Variants

One of the unique design features of the KNIPPING Humidifier is the possibility to cover a large range of fuel cell power outputs. Based on the customer requirements, such as:

  • Performance
  • Packaging requirements

Application Example

up to 10 g/sWater Transfer Rate
up to 130 g/sDry Side Mass Flow Rate
40 mbarMax Dry Side Pressure Loss
80 mbarMax Wet Side Pressure Loss

The KNIPPING Humidifier can be varied in:

 
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Distribution plate footprint.

Off-the-shelf Sizes Customer Specific
Size: Small

Size: Medium

Size: Large

KNIPPING is always open to hear about
different plate footprints required.
Please get in touch with us if our off-the-shelf sizes do not fit your requirements.
Dimensions: approx. 210 mm x 120 mm;
current development status
Dimensions: TBD Dimensions: TBD

Number of distribution plates and membranes.

Medium connection ports: Location in Humidifier and type of connection port.

I/O Configurations I/O Adapters

Get in touch with us
Dr. Martin Lenz

Director KNIPPING NEW MOBILITY

Email: new.mobility@knipping.de
Phone: +49 173 5271169

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Daimerstraße 21
D-74211 Leingarten
Germany

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