Coated bipolar plates for aviation fuel cells (CB4AFC)

将利用Teer Coatings的闭场非平衡磁控溅射技术开发具有更好的耐腐蚀性和导电性的高性能涂层，用于质子交换膜燃料电池堆中使用的轻质铝和钛双极板，专为航空业设计。将开发燃料电池测试方法，以评估在中间操作温度下的涂层双极板，以及分析涂层缺陷的方法。该项目将受益于GKN Aerospace的指导，GKN Aerospace是航空航天行业的一级供应商。

High-performance coatings with improved corrosion resistance and conductivity will be developed, using Teer Coatings' closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering technology, for lightweight, aluminium and titanium bipolar plates used in proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks, specifically designed for the aviation industry. Fuel cell test methods will be developed for the evaluation of coated bipolar plates at intermediate operating temperatures, as well as methods to analyse coating defects. The project will benefit from the guidance of GKN Aerospace, a Tier 1 supplier to the aerospace industry.