Eliminating localised wear of air foil thrust bearing for improved reliability and life of fuel cell system

Omega Dot是一家专门从事空气箔轴承(AFB)涡轮机械的工程咨询公司。我们技术的一个应用是电动汽车(EVS)的氢燃料电池系统。涡轮机械可以在燃料电池系统中使用，以提高效率，提供几乎无摩擦和低噪音的无油运行。该项目与欧米茄Dot合作的结果将有助于消除空气箔轴承上的轻微磨损，从而提高轴承本身的性能和可靠性。该项目的结果将确定当前AFB配置的优势和劣势，以及如何改进它们的生产。该项目的结果将推动Omega Dot将其AFB商业化，并使Omega Dot能够投资于他们的生产和制造能力。这将有助于获得更大的客户订单，这将给我们带来持续的经济增长，并促进氢燃料电池系统供应链。该项目的结果，NPL与欧米茄Dot合作，将有助于消除空气箔轴承的轻微磨损，从而提高轴承本身的性能和可靠性。

Omega Dot is an engineering consultancy specialising in turbomachinery specific to air foil bearings (AFB). An application of our technology is within the hydrogen fuel cell system for electric vehicles (EVs). Turbomachinery can be used within the fuel cell system to boost efficiency, offer an oil-free operation that runs near frictionless and has low noise levels. The results from this project, partnering NPL with Omega Dot, will help to eliminate minor wear on the air foil bearings and thus improve on the performance and reliability of the bearing itself. The result of the project will identify strengths and weaknesses within the current AFB configurations and how they can be improved for production.The outcomes from this project will push Omega Dot into commercialisation of their AFBs and allow Omega Dot to invest in their production and manufacturing capabilities. This will help to secure larger client orders which will give us sustained economic growth and boost the hydrogen fuel cell system supply chain.The results from this project, partnering NPL with Omega Dot, will help to eliminate minor wear on the air foil bearings and thus improve on the performance and reliability of the bearing itself.