Fuel cell with internal combustion chamber

Details Fuel cell with internal combustion chamber Fuel cell with internal combustion chamber

1998-07-09

2000-09-26

Nuzzolillo, Maria

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation

429 26, 429 17, 429 18, 429 38, H01M 200

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061240532

ABSTRACT:
A novel fuel cell design is provided having a combustion chamber manifold internal to a fuel cell stack and interfacing one or more anode passage outlets and cathode passage inlets. The combustion chamber is equipped to combine a primary source of oxidant gas with an anode exhaust stream and to combust the mixture, if desired, for use as fuel within the cathode passage. The fuel cell design also provides an external gas manifold for directing carrier gas to the cathode passages upstream of the cathode passage inlets for combining with the combustion chamber exhaust prior to entry into the cathode passages.

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