Method Of Making Closed End Ceramic Fuel Cell Tubes
Patent
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OSTI ID:879513
- Edgewood, PA
A method of manufacturing closed end ceramic fuel cell tubes with improved properties and higher manufacturing yield is disclosed. The method involves bonding an unfired cap to a hollow unfired tube to form a compound joint. The assembly is then fired to net shape without subsequent machining. The resultant closed end tube is superior in that it provides a leak-tight seal and its porosity is substantially identical to that of the tube wall. The higher manufacturing yield associated with the present method decreases overall fuel cell cost significantly.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-91MC28055
- Assignee:
- Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Orlando, FL)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6,379,485
- Application Number:
- 09/058069
- OSTI ID:
- 879513
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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