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Descripción
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| Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are versatile machines capable of more and more complex missions including the offshore industry. The ability to carry out some missions relies on the endurance the vehicle is provided with. In this sense, fuel cells are found to be very adequate devices to enlarge AUVs endurance because of the high energy density and specific energy they can achieve, but the application of fuel cell technology to AUVs faces specific challenges that need to be overcome. The present work describes the conceptual design process of a typical AUV powered by a direct methanol fuel cell. Methanol is a high available fuel and its handling system is simple. The obtained results indicate that the manufacturing of such a vehicle is possible within several constrains, being the carbon dioxide treatment system the most critical component of the energy plant. The projected vehicle is compared to current vehicles on the market showing the improved endurance. | |
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Internacional
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Si |
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Nombre congreso
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ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering OMAE2018 |
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Tipo de participación
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960 |
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Lugar del congreso
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Madrid (España) |
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Revisores
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Si |
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ISBN o ISSN
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978-0-7918-5126-5 |
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DOI
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10.1115/OMAE2018-78298 |
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Fecha inicio congreso
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17/06/2018 |
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Fecha fin congreso
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22/06/2018 |
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1 |
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Hasta la página
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10 |
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Título de las actas
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Proceedings of the ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering OMAE2018 |