Fuel cell cooler assembly and edge seal means therefor

Patent · Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6511866

Breault, R D; Congdon, J V; Roethlein, R J

A cooler assembly for a stack of fuel cells comprises a fibrous, porous coolant tube holder sandwiched between and bonded to at least one of a pair of gas impervious graphite plates. The tubes are disposed in channels which pass through the holder. The channels are as deep as the holder thickness, which is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the tubes. Gas seals along the edges of the holder parallel to the direction of the channels are gas impervious graphite strips.

• Assignee: United Technologies Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4233369
• OSTI ID: 6511866
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Oct 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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