Fuel tank heat dissipation system for fuel cell cooling
AssigneeZeroAvia, Inc.
InventorsValery Miftakhov, Bob Lee Mackey
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Abstract
A fuel tank heat dissipation system for fuel cell (FC) cooling is disclosed. In one example, at least one FC is in thermal communication with an intermediary heat exchanger. A fuel tank is also in fluid communication with the intermediary heat exchanger. A fluid is used to receive heat from the intermediary heat exchanger and flow along a first fluid path to the fuel tank. A nozzle is used to spray the fluid about an interior surface of the fuel tank, where the spray of the fluid about the interior of the fuel tank allows the fluid to dissipate the heat. A second fluid path from the fuel tank to the intermediary heat exchanger, the second fluid path to return the fluid that has dissipated the heat to the intermediary heat exchanger.
Claims17
A fuel tank heat dissipation system for fuel cell (FC) cooling comprising:
- at least one FC;
- a heat exchanger in thermal communication with said at least one fuel cell;
- a fuel tank in fluid communication with said heat exchanger;
- a fluid to receive heat from said heat exchanger and flow along a first fluid path to said fuel tank;
- a nozzle to spray said fluid about an interior surface of said fuel tank, where said spray of said fluid about said interior of said fuel tank dissipates said heat of the fluid;
- a second fluid path from said fuel tank to said heat exchanger, said second fluid path to return said fluid that has dissipated said heat to said heat exchanger;
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- an FC coolant to cool said at least one FC, said FC coolant different than said fluid, said FC coolant flowing in a closed loop between said at least one FC and the heat exchanger such that said FC coolant does not mix with said fluid at said heat exchanger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.