Manifold gasket accommodating differential movement of fuel cell stack
Patent
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OSTI ID:919884
- New Milford, CT
- Danbury, CT
A gasket for use in a fuel cell system having at least one externally manifolded fuel cell stack, for sealing the manifold edge and the stack face. In accordance with the present invention, the gasket accommodates differential movement between the stack and manifold by promoting slippage at interfaces between the gasket and the dielectric and between the gasket and the stack face.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV
- Sponsoring Organization:
- United States Department of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-95MC31184
- Assignee:
- FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, CT); United States of America Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,294,427
- Application Number:
- 11/022,977
- OSTI ID:
- 919884
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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