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Gas Bearings Applications in Automotive Fuel Cell Technology

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Proceedings of I4SDG Workshop 2023 (I4SDG 2023)

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A state-of-the-art is given about the fuel cell technology with focus on the suitable compressors used in the air circuit. Innovative miniaturized turbo-compressors are under development according to recent literature, aiming at reducing the size and weight of such components and increasing their efficiency. Aerodynamic bearings represent the best solution to support these compressors at very high speeds due to their compactness, no need of an external lubrication system, low friction and low heat generation. An overview is given about these bearings.

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This report/publication/conference-contribution was funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, under Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan PNRR - M4C2 - Investment 1.5. - Creation and strengthening of ‘‘innovation ecosystems’’, building ‘‘territorial R&D leaders’’- ECS, project NODES grant agreement no. ECS000036.

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    Federico Colombo, Luigi Lentini, Terenziano Raparelli & Andrea Trivella

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

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  2. DIMEAS, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

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  3. Advanced Simulation Technologies, AVL List GmbH, Graz, Austria

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Colombo, F., Lentini, L., Raparelli, T., Trivella, A. (2023). Gas Bearings Applications in Automotive Fuel Cell Technology. In: Petuya, V., Quaglia, G., Parikyan, T., Carbone, G. (eds) Proceedings of I4SDG Workshop 2023. I4SDG 2023. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 134. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32439-0_35

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