Fuel cell with integrated cooling water/static water removal means

Patent · Tue Mar 08 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5045985

McElroy, J F

A fuel cell comprising at least one individual fuel cell, is described comprising: (a) a barrier plate bounding one side of the individual fuel cell, (b) an anode chamber, (c) a solid polymer electrolyte membrane having two opposite surfaces separating the anode chamber from a cathode chamber, (d) an anode within the anode chamber in intimate contact with one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, (e) a cathode in intimate contact with the other surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, (f) a structure of a hydrophobic porous material in intimate contact with the cathode, (g) a cathode chamber, (h) a gas/water separator associated with the cathode and bounding the other side of the individual fuel cell.

• Assignee: United Technologies Corp., Hartford, CT
• Patent Number(s): US 4729932
• OSTI ID: 5045985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250903* -- Energy Storage-- Batteries-- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
ANODES
CATHODES
COOLING
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTES
FLUID FLOW
FUEL CELLS
GAS FLOW
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
MICROSTRUCTURE
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYMERS
POROSITY
POROUS MATERIALS
REMOVAL
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TWO-PHASE FLOW
WATER