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Title: Method Of Making Closed End Ceramic Fuel Cell Tubes

Abstract

A method of manufacturing closed end ceramic fuel cell tubes with improved properties and higher manufacturing yield is disclosed. The method involves bonding an unfired cap to a hollow unfired tube to form a compound joint. The assembly is then fired to net shape without subsequent machining. The resultant closed end tube is superior in that it provides a leak-tight seal and its porosity is substantially identical to that of the tube wall. The higher manufacturing yield associated with the present method decreases overall fuel cell cost significantly.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Edgewood, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
879513
Patent Number(s):
6379485
Application Number:
09/058069
Assignee:
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Orlando, FL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B28 - WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE B28B - SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS, SLAG, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
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:  
FC21-91MC28055
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Borglum, Brian P. Method Of Making Closed End Ceramic Fuel Cell Tubes. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Borglum, Brian P. Method Of Making Closed End Ceramic Fuel Cell Tubes. United States.
Borglum, Brian P. Tue . "Method Of Making Closed End Ceramic Fuel Cell Tubes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/879513.
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abstractNote = {A method of manufacturing closed end ceramic fuel cell tubes with improved properties and higher manufacturing yield is disclosed. The method involves bonding an unfired cap to a hollow unfired tube to form a compound joint. The assembly is then fired to net shape without subsequent machining. The resultant closed end tube is superior in that it provides a leak-tight seal and its porosity is substantially identical to that of the tube wall. The higher manufacturing yield associated with the present method decreases overall fuel cell cost significantly.},
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