Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell
Abstract
A PEM fuel cell having serpentine flow field channels wherein the input/inlet legs of each channel border the input/inlet legs of the next adjacent channels in the same flow field, and the output/exit legs of each channel border the output/exit legs of the next adjacent channels in the same flow field. The serpentine fuel flow channels may be longer, and may contain more medial legs, than the serpentine oxidant flow channels.
- Inventors:
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- Rochester, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873138
- Patent Number(s):
- 6099984
- Application Number:
- 09/016127
- Assignee:
- General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
- 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:
- AC02-90CH10435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- mirrored; serpentine; flow; channels; fuel; cell; pem; field; input; inlet; legs; channel; border; adjacent; output; exit; contain; medial; oxidant; fuel cell; flow channels; flow field; flow channel; pem fuel; fuel flow; oxidant flow; adjacent channels; serpentine flow; inlet legs; /429/
Citation Formats
Rock, Jeffrey Allan. Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell. United States: N. p., 2000.
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Rock, Jeffrey Allan. Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell. United States.
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"Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873138.
@article{osti_873138,
title = {Mirrored serpentine flow channels for fuel cell},
author = {Rock, Jeffrey Allan},
abstractNote = {A PEM fuel cell having serpentine flow field channels wherein the input/inlet legs of each channel border the input/inlet legs of the next adjacent channels in the same flow field, and the output/exit legs of each channel border the output/exit legs of the next adjacent channels in the same flow field. The serpentine fuel flow channels may be longer, and may contain more medial legs, than the serpentine oxidant flow channels.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2000},
month = {8}
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