Unmanned underwater vehicle fuel cell energy/power system technology assessment

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-372

  Davies, Kevin L ^a   Moore, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell system (FCS); Hydrogen storage; Oxygen storage; Unmanned underwater vehicle UUV

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FUEL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; ENERGY DENSITY; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; HOLISTIC APPROACH; OXYGEN STORAGE; SPECIFIC ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

EID: 74549127691     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2007.893690     Document Type: Article

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