DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Cooling assembly for fuel cells

Abstract

A cooling assembly for fuel cells having a simplified construction whereby coolant is efficiently circulated through a conduit arranged in serpentine fashion in a channel within a member of such assembly. The channel is adapted to cradle a flexible, chemically inert, conformable conduit capable of manipulation into a variety of cooling patterns without crimping or otherwise restricting of coolant flow. The conduit, when assembled with the member, conforms into intimate contact with the member for good thermal conductivity. The conduit is non-corrodible and can be constructed as a single, manifold-free, continuous coolant passage means having only one inlet and one outlet.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. West Orange, NJ
  2. Princeton, NJ
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
867470
Patent Number(s):
4945010
Assignee:
Engelhard Corporation (Edison, NJ)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
cooling; assembly; fuel; cells; simplified; construction; whereby; coolant; efficiently; circulated; conduit; arranged; serpentine; fashion; channel; adapted; cradle; flexible; chemically; inert; conformable; capable; manipulation; variety; patterns; crimping; otherwise; restricting; flow; assembled; conforms; intimate; contact; thermal; conductivity; non-corrodible; constructed; single; manifold-free; continuous; passage; means; inlet; outlet; fuel cell; chemically inert; thermal conductivity; fuel cells; coolant flow; intimate contact; passage means; cooling assembly; serpentine fashion; simplified construction; coolant passage; whereby coolant; conduit arranged; efficiently circulated; construction whereby; /429/165/

Citation Formats

Kaufman, Arthur, and Werth, John. Cooling assembly for fuel cells. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Kaufman, Arthur, & Werth, John. Cooling assembly for fuel cells. United States.
Kaufman, Arthur, and Werth, John. Mon . "Cooling assembly for fuel cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867470.
@article{osti_867470,
title = {Cooling assembly for fuel cells},
author = {Kaufman, Arthur and Werth, John},
abstractNote = {A cooling assembly for fuel cells having a simplified construction whereby coolant is efficiently circulated through a conduit arranged in serpentine fashion in a channel within a member of such assembly. The channel is adapted to cradle a flexible, chemically inert, conformable conduit capable of manipulation into a variety of cooling patterns without crimping or otherwise restricting of coolant flow. The conduit, when assembled with the member, conforms into intimate contact with the member for good thermal conductivity. The conduit is non-corrodible and can be constructed as a single, manifold-free, continuous coolant passage means having only one inlet and one outlet.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}