Highly Integrated, Highly Efficient Fuel Reformer/Fuel Cell System Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-033 Topic Title: Highly Integrated, Highly Efficient Fuel Reformer/Fuel Cell System Proposal No.: N101-033-0412 Firm: Precision Combustion, Inc. 410 Sackett Point Road North Haven, Connecticut 06473-3106 Contact: Subir Roychoudhury Phone: (203) 287-3700 Web Site: www.precision-combustion.com Abstract: Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) proposes to conduct a design study toward a novel ultra-compact JP-5 fuel reforming system integrated with a fuel cell stack as a modular and scalable building block for UAV and other systems. The reformer will build upon PCI's ultra-compact, high efficiency Microlith Catalytic reforming technology being developed separately with Navy and Army support for shipboard, vehicle APU and other applications. The development in the Phase I program will be applied in Phase II to develop and demonstrate a prototype 10 kWe JP-5 fuel reformer/fuel cell system. Benefits: The proposed technology targets development of integrated JP-5 fuel reforming, fuel processing and fuel cell power generation for UAVs utilizing a novel Microlith catalytic reforming system. This product is envisioned as a core scalable, modular, building block power system which can be tailored for a variety of UAV systems and military applications where clean, efficient and quiet power is required in a compact, light-weight package. The primary market for the system proposed herein will be for Navy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle systems. Secondary markets include other manned and unmanned military vehicles and systems, mobile electric power and commercial aviation and automotive applications. Return