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Dave Ghosh
Phone: 604-221-3040
Fax: 604-221-3001
Email: Dave.Ghosh@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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- NRC Industrial Materials Institute
- NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology
- NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
- NRC Institute for Research in Construction
- NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences
- National Bioproducts Program
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Fuel Cell R&D Facilities
The following R&D facilities can be found at NRC-IFCI:
Fuel Cell Material Preparation
- TGA (High Resolution TGA 2950, up to 1000 °C, TA Instruments)
- DSC (Q10 DSC, -180 ~ -500 °C, TA Instruments)
- Micro Extruder (RCP-0250, RANDCASTLE Extrusion System)
- Vacuum Oven (ISOTEMP Vacuum oven, Model 285A, maximum 200 oC and 10 -2 mm Hg)
- Furnace (Barnstead Thermolyne 62700, maximum temperature 600 oC)
- Ion Exchange Capacity (IEC) titration determination
- GDE fabrication systems including homogenizers, Spray guns, screen-printing.
- Coating Catalyst Membrane (CCM) system
- Hot press machine (Carver Hydraulic Press System)
Material Characterization
- 2- and 4-probe conductivity cell
- Temperature/Humdity Chamber (SH240, up to 85 oC, RH 30 to 95, ESPEC)
- High Temperature Humidity Chamber (variable RH, up to 150 oC)
- Solatron 1260, Frequency Response Analyser (FRA)
Fuel Cell Testing
- Fuel Cell Test station (100 W, 10A, 20V, Teledyne MEDUSA RD, Teledyne Energy System Inc)
- Fuel Cell Test station (800 W, 0~150 A, 50V, Electrochem. Inc.)
- Available for conventional PEMFC and HT PEMFC (up to 160 oC) testing and DMFC evaluation.
- Single Cells: 5 and 25 cm 2 active areas
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