Electrolyte vapor condenser
Abstract
A system is disclosed for removing electrolyte from a fuel cell gas stream. The gas stream containing electrolyte vapor is supercooled utilizing conventional heat exchangers and the thus supercooled gas stream is passed over high surface area passive condensers. The condensed electrolyte is then drained from the condenser and the remainder of the gas stream passed on. The system is particularly useful for electrolytes such as phosphoric acid and molten carbonate, but can be used for other electrolyte cells and simple vapor separation as well.
- Inventors:
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- Newington, CT
- East Hartford, CT
- Canton, CT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864487
- Patent Number(s):
- 4372759
- Assignee:
- United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28B - STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-77ET11302
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrolyte; vapor; condenser; disclosed; removing; fuel; cell; gas; stream; containing; supercooled; utilizing; conventional; heat; exchangers; passed; surface; passive; condensers; condensed; drained; remainder; particularly; useful; electrolytes; phosphoric; acid; molten; carbonate; cells; simple; separation; fuel cell; containing electrolyte; cooled gas; heat exchange; heat exchanger; gas stream; particularly useful; phosphoric acid; heat exchangers; stream containing; molten carbonate; cell gas; utilizing conventional; electrolyte vapor; electrolyte cell; vapor condense; conventional heat; /95/55/165/429/
Citation Formats
Sederquist, Richard A, Szydlowski, Donald F, and Sawyer, Richard D. Electrolyte vapor condenser. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Sederquist, Richard A, Szydlowski, Donald F, & Sawyer, Richard D. Electrolyte vapor condenser. United States.
Sederquist, Richard A, Szydlowski, Donald F, and Sawyer, Richard D. Sat .
"Electrolyte vapor condenser". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864487.
@article{osti_864487,
title = {Electrolyte vapor condenser},
author = {Sederquist, Richard A and Szydlowski, Donald F and Sawyer, Richard D},
abstractNote = {A system is disclosed for removing electrolyte from a fuel cell gas stream. The gas stream containing electrolyte vapor is supercooled utilizing conventional heat exchangers and the thus supercooled gas stream is passed over high surface area passive condensers. The condensed electrolyte is then drained from the condenser and the remainder of the gas stream passed on. The system is particularly useful for electrolytes such as phosphoric acid and molten carbonate, but can be used for other electrolyte cells and simple vapor separation as well.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}
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