Fuel cell generator

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:865465

Makiel, Joseph M ^[1]

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1. Monroeville, PA

A high temperature solid electrolyte fuel cell generator comprising a housing means defining a plurality of chambers including a generator chamber and a combustion products chamber, a porous barrier separating the generator and combustion product chambers, a plurality of elongated annular fuel cells each having a closed end and an open end with the open ends disposed within the combustion product chamber, the cells extending from the open end through the porous barrier and into the generator chamber, a conduit for each cell, each conduit extending into a portion of each cell disposed within the generator chamber, each conduit having means for discharging a first gaseous reactant within each fuel cell, exhaust means for exhausting the combustion product chamber, manifolding means for supplying the first gaseous reactant to the conduits with the manifolding means disposed within the combustion product chamber between the porous barrier and the exhaust means and the manifolding means further comprising support and bypass means for providing support of the manifolding means within the housing while allowing combustion products from the first and a second gaseous reactant to flow past the manifolding means to the exhaust means, and means for flowing the second gaseous reactant into the generator chamber.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80ET17089
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4520082
• OSTI ID: 865465
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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cell
generator
temperature
solid
electrolyte
comprising
housing
means
defining
plurality
chambers
including
chamber
combustion
products
porous
barrier
separating
product
elongated
annular
cells
closed
disposed
extending
conduit
portion
discharging
gaseous
reactant
exhaust
exhausting
manifolding
supplying
conduits
support
bypass
providing
allowing
flow
past
flowing
manifolding means
housing means
fuel cell
generator chamber
electrolyte fuel
means disposed
gaseous reactant
temperature solid
combustion products
cell generator
fuel cells
solid electrolyte
annular fuel
combustion product
providing support
conduit extending
flow past
porous barrier
comprising support
means defining
elongated annular
generator comprising
barrier separating
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