Fuel cell crimp-resistant cooling device with internal coil
Abstract
A cooling assembly for fuel cells having a simplified construction whereby coolant is efficiently circulated through a conduit arranged in serpentine fashion in a channel within a member of such assembly. The channel is adapted to cradle a flexible, chemically inert, conformable conduit capable of manipulation into a variety of cooling patterns without crimping or otherwise restricting of coolant flow. The conduit, when assembled with the member, conforms into intimate contact with the member for good thermal conductivity. The conduit is non-corrodible and can be constructed as a single, manifold-free, continuous coolant passage means having only one inlet and one outlet. The conduit has an internal coil means which enables it to be bent in small radii without crimping.
- Inventors:
-
- (late of Linden, NJ)
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865817
- Patent Number(s):
- 4583583
- Assignee:
- Engelhard Corporation (Iselin, NJ)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- DEN 3-241
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; crimp-resistant; cooling; device; internal; coil; assembly; cells; simplified; construction; whereby; coolant; efficiently; circulated; conduit; arranged; serpentine; fashion; channel; adapted; cradle; flexible; chemically; inert; conformable; capable; manipulation; variety; patterns; crimping; otherwise; restricting; flow; assembled; conforms; intimate; contact; thermal; conductivity; non-corrodible; constructed; single; manifold-free; continuous; passage; means; inlet; outlet; enables; bent; radii; fuel cell; chemically inert; thermal conductivity; fuel cells; coolant flow; intimate contact; passage means; coil means; cooling assembly; cooling device; serpentine fashion; simplified construction; coolant passage; whereby coolant; conduit arranged; efficiently circulated; construction whereby; /165/138/429/
Citation Formats
Wittel, deceased, Charles F. Fuel cell crimp-resistant cooling device with internal coil. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Wittel, deceased, Charles F. Fuel cell crimp-resistant cooling device with internal coil. United States.
Wittel, deceased, Charles F. Wed .
"Fuel cell crimp-resistant cooling device with internal coil". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865817.
@article{osti_865817,
title = {Fuel cell crimp-resistant cooling device with internal coil},
author = {Wittel, deceased, Charles F.},
abstractNote = {A cooling assembly for fuel cells having a simplified construction whereby coolant is efficiently circulated through a conduit arranged in serpentine fashion in a channel within a member of such assembly. The channel is adapted to cradle a flexible, chemically inert, conformable conduit capable of manipulation into a variety of cooling patterns without crimping or otherwise restricting of coolant flow. The conduit, when assembled with the member, conforms into intimate contact with the member for good thermal conductivity. The conduit is non-corrodible and can be constructed as a single, manifold-free, continuous coolant passage means having only one inlet and one outlet. The conduit has an internal coil means which enables it to be bent in small radii without crimping.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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