Hydrogen-water separator for fuel cell
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsCraig Peterson, Matthew Riley, Martin Pryor
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Abstract
A hydrogen-water separator for a fuel cell includes an upper separation chamber having a first cylindrical sidewall defining an inlet port and a lower collection chamber configured to collect separated water. The collection chamber has a bottom and a second cylindrical sidewall defining a drain port disposed above the bottom. A divider is disposed between the separation chamber and the collection chamber. The divider spans the first cylindrical sidewall and defining one or more openings. An outlet tube is arranged vertically in the separation chamber and having an entrance that is disposed above the divider and below the inlet port.
Claims16
A hydrogen-water separator for a fuel cell comprising:
- an upper separation chamber having a first cylindrical sidewall defining an inlet port;
- a lower collection chamber configured to collect separated water, the collection chamber having a bottom and a second cylindrical sidewall defining a drain port disposed above the bottom;
- a divider disposed between the separation chamber and the collection chamber, the divider spanning the first cylindrical sidewall and defining one or more openings;
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- an outlet tube arranged vertically in the separation chamber and having an entrance that is disposed above the divider and below the inlet port,
- wherein the divider includes a solid center disk circumscribed by the one or more openings.
A hydrogen-water separator for a fuel cell comprising:
- an upper separation chamber having a first cylindrical sidewall defining an inlet port;
- a lower collection chamber configured to collect separated water, the collection chamber having a bottom and a second cylindrical sidewall defining a drain port disposed above the bottom;
- a divider disposed between the separation chamber and the collection chamber, the divider spanning the first cylindrical sidewall and defining one or more openings;
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- an outlet tube arranged vertically in the separation chamber and having an entrance that is disposed above the divider and below the inlet port,
- wherein the divider includes an upper side and a lower side, and the divider further includes a baffle depending from the lower side.
A hydrogen-water separator for a fuel cell comprising:
- an upper housing having a top and a first cylindrical sidewall cooperating to define a separation chamber;
- an inlet port arranged tangential to the first sidewall;
- an outlet tube arranged vertically in the separation chamber and extending downwardly from the top and defining an entrance that is disposed below the inlet port;
- a lower housing having a bottom and a second cylindrical sidewall cooperating to define a collection chamber configured to collect separated water, wherein the second sidewall defines a drain port disposed higher than the bottom;
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- an annular divider separating the separation chamber and the collection chamber and defining one or more openings allowing water to flow from the separation chamber to the collection chamber, wherein the divider includes an upper side and a lower side, and the divider includes a baffle depending from the lower side, wherein the baffle is elongate and is arranged radial to the divider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.