Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Having magnetic field feature
Patent
1979-01-17
1980-08-19
Walton, Donald L.
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Having magnetic field feature
429 17, H01M 806
Patent
active
042185181
ABSTRACT:
A fuel cell is an electrochemical device composed of a nonconsumable anode and cathode, an electrolyte, fuel and controls, the maximum current density that can be passed depends upon the rate of mass transfer of atoms and their respective electrons. This invention improves the rate of mass transfer by submerging the "oxygen" contact electrode in a dielectric liquid saturated with absorbed oxygen, and when using a gaseous fuel, submerging the "hydrogen" contact electrode in a dielectric liquid saturated with the absorbed gaseous fuel. The invention uses a liquid dielectric which is nonmiscible with water, thus as water is formed at either electrode, the water is immediately rejected from the electrode/dielectric contact and being equally rejected by the dielectric is removed from interfering or resisting current flow, thus further improving the efficiency of the fuel cell.
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