Fuel cell system with coolant flow reversal
Abstract
Method and apparatus for cooling electrochemical fuel cell system components. Periodic reversal of the direction of flow of cooling fluid through a fuel cell stack provides greater uniformity and cell operational temperatures. Flow direction through a recirculating coolant fluid circuit is reversed through a two position valve, without requiring modulation of the pumping component.
- Inventors:
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- Pittsburgh, PA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865813
- Patent Number(s):
- 4582765
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- DOE Contract Number:
- DEN3-161
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; coolant; flow; reversal; method; apparatus; cooling; electrochemical; components; periodic; direction; fluid; stack; provides; uniformity; operational; temperatures; recirculating; circuit; reversed; position; valve; requiring; modulation; pumping; component; cell operation; electrochemical fuel; fuel cell; cooling fluid; flow direction; cell stack; coolant flow; coolant fluid; fluid circuit; operational temperature; circulating coolant; flow reversal; chemical fuel; pumping component; /429/165/
Citation Formats
Kothmann, Richard E. Fuel cell system with coolant flow reversal. United States: N. p., 1986.
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Kothmann, Richard E. Fuel cell system with coolant flow reversal. United States.
Kothmann, Richard E. Wed .
"Fuel cell system with coolant flow reversal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865813.
@article{osti_865813,
title = {Fuel cell system with coolant flow reversal},
author = {Kothmann, Richard E},
abstractNote = {Method and apparatus for cooling electrochemical fuel cell system components. Periodic reversal of the direction of flow of cooling fluid through a fuel cell stack provides greater uniformity and cell operational temperatures. Flow direction through a recirculating coolant fluid circuit is reversed through a two position valve, without requiring modulation of the pumping component.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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