Treadwell Corporation products

The Treadwell Low Pressure Electrolyzer (LPE), has been designed, manufactured, qualified and is currently in production in accordance with Navy requirements and specifications. The LPE incorporates proven technologies and components which result in a very reliable, safe, efficient and cost effective system. Safety, reliability, maintainability and ease of operation were major design criteria in the development of the LPE system. No double failure will cause a personnel hazard and in the case of a failure or anomaly that causes an unsafe condition, the unit will safely shutdown without operator action. The system provides safe and simple operation with low maintenance requirements. The main operator interface is a color graphic, touch-sensitive monitor which displays a complete animated LPE fluid schematic, which illustrates the system operation in real-time. Once the system is in Electrolysis mode the unit may be left unattended as its operation is fully automated.

Treadwell has recently developed a line of proton exchange membrane (PEM) based water electrolyzers capable of producing both hydrogen and oxygen gas at pressures of up to 1100 psi. The largest unit produces hydrogen at a rate of 170 standard liters per minute (SLPM) and the smallest unit, shown below, produces hydrogen at a rate of 20 SLPM.