Integral manifolding structure for fuel cell core having parallel gas flow
Abstract
Disclosed herein are manifolding means for directing the fuel and oxidant gases to parallel flow passageways in a fuel cell core. Each core passageway is defined by electrolyte and interconnect walls. Each electrolyte and interconnect wall consists respectively of anode and cathode materials layered on the opposite sides of electrolyte material, or on the opposite sides of interconnect material. A core wall projects beyond the open ends of the defined core passageways and is disposed approximately midway between and parallel to the adjacent overlaying and underlying interconnect walls to define manifold chambers therebetween on opposite sides of the wall. Each electrolyte wall defining the flow passageways is shaped to blend into and be connected to this wall in order to redirect the corresponding fuel and oxidant passageways to the respective manifold chambers either above or below this intermediate wall. Inlet and outlet connections are made to these separate manifold chambers respectively, for carrying the fuel and oxidant gases to the core, and for carrying their reaction products away from the core.
- Inventors:
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- Naperville, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865192
- Patent Number(s):
- 4476197
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- integral; manifolding; structure; fuel; cell; core; parallel; gas; flow; disclosed; means; directing; oxidant; gases; passageways; passageway; defined; electrolyte; interconnect; walls; wall; consists; respectively; anode; cathode; materials; layered; opposite; material; projects; disposed; approximately; midway; adjacent; overlaying; underlying; define; manifold; chambers; therebetween; defining; shaped; blend; connected; redirect; corresponding; respective; below; intermediate; inlet; outlet; connections; separate; carrying; reaction; products; manifolding means; parallel flow; wall consists; fuel cell; electrolyte wall; flow passageways; core passageways; flow passage; oxidant gas; gas flow; reaction product; reaction products; cathode material; oxidant gases; interconnect walls; electrolyte material; interconnect material; wall defining; interconnect wall; corresponding fuel; cell core; rate manifold; core passageway; /429/
Citation Formats
Herceg, Joseph E. Integral manifolding structure for fuel cell core having parallel gas flow. United States: N. p., 1984.
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@article{osti_865192,
title = {Integral manifolding structure for fuel cell core having parallel gas flow},
author = {Herceg, Joseph E},
abstractNote = {Disclosed herein are manifolding means for directing the fuel and oxidant gases to parallel flow passageways in a fuel cell core. Each core passageway is defined by electrolyte and interconnect walls. Each electrolyte and interconnect wall consists respectively of anode and cathode materials layered on the opposite sides of electrolyte material, or on the opposite sides of interconnect material. A core wall projects beyond the open ends of the defined core passageways and is disposed approximately midway between and parallel to the adjacent overlaying and underlying interconnect walls to define manifold chambers therebetween on opposite sides of the wall. Each electrolyte wall defining the flow passageways is shaped to blend into and be connected to this wall in order to redirect the corresponding fuel and oxidant passageways to the respective manifold chambers either above or below this intermediate wall. Inlet and outlet connections are made to these separate manifold chambers respectively, for carrying the fuel and oxidant gases to the core, and for carrying their reaction products away from the core.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
}