Molten carbonate fuel cell separator
Abstract
In a stacked array of molten carbonate fuel cells, a fuel cell separator is positioned between adjacent fuel cells to provide isolation as well as a conductive path therebetween. The center portion of the fuel cell separator includes a generally rectangular, flat, electrical conductor. Around the periphery of the flat portion of the separator are positioned a plurality of elongated resilient flanges which form a gas-tight seal around the edges of the fuel cell. With one elongated flange resiliently engaging a respective edge of the center portion of the separator, the sealing flanges, which are preferably comprised of a noncorrosive material such as an alloy of yttrium, iron, aluminum or chromium, form a tight-fitting wet seal for confining the corrosive elements of the fuel cell therein. This arrangement permits a good conductive material which may be highly subject to corrosion and dissolution to be used in combination with a corrosion-resistant material in the fuel cell separator of a molten carbonate fuel cell for improved fuel cell conductivity and a gas-tight wet seal.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- United Technologies Corp., South Windsor, CT (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5841850
- Application Number:
- ON: DE85011615
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC21-79ET15440
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS; SEALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEPARATION PROCESSES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; FUEL CELLS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; 300503* - Fuel Cells- Materials, Components, & Auxiliaries
Citation Formats
Nickols, R C. Molten carbonate fuel cell separator. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Nickols, R C. Molten carbonate fuel cell separator. United States.
Nickols, R C. Wed .
"Molten carbonate fuel cell separator". United States.
@article{osti_5841850,
title = {Molten carbonate fuel cell separator},
author = {Nickols, R C},
abstractNote = {In a stacked array of molten carbonate fuel cells, a fuel cell separator is positioned between adjacent fuel cells to provide isolation as well as a conductive path therebetween. The center portion of the fuel cell separator includes a generally rectangular, flat, electrical conductor. Around the periphery of the flat portion of the separator are positioned a plurality of elongated resilient flanges which form a gas-tight seal around the edges of the fuel cell. With one elongated flange resiliently engaging a respective edge of the center portion of the separator, the sealing flanges, which are preferably comprised of a noncorrosive material such as an alloy of yttrium, iron, aluminum or chromium, form a tight-fitting wet seal for confining the corrosive elements of the fuel cell therein. This arrangement permits a good conductive material which may be highly subject to corrosion and dissolution to be used in combination with a corrosion-resistant material in the fuel cell separator of a molten carbonate fuel cell for improved fuel cell conductivity and a gas-tight wet seal.},
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year = {1984},
month = {10}
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