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US 12,755,991 B2Granted
Fuel-cell exhaust system
AssigneePurem GmbH
InventorsJochen Hammer, Markus Birgler, Peter Wink, Patrick Schaller, Andreas Wacker
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Abstract
A fuel-cell exhaust system for a fuel-cell arrangement, in particular in a vehicle, includes a fuel-cell exhaust line through which fuel-cell exhaust gas can flow and a condenser having a condenser body through which the fuel-cell exhaust gas can flow. With the condenser, liquid is condensed out of the fuel-cell exhaust gas. A liquid separator is arranged downstream of the condenser.
Claims17
A fuel-cell exhaust system for a fuel-cell arrangement including for a vehicle, the fuel-cell exhaust system comprising:
- a fuel-cell exhaust line for accommodating a flow of fuel-cell exhaust gas therethrough;
- a condenser having a condenser body for passing said fuel-cell exhaust gas therethrough;
- a liquid separator arranged downstream of said condenser;
- a liquid collecting chamber;
- wherein said liquid separator comprises:
- an upstream separating line part for receiving said flow of fuel-cell exhaust gas passed through said condenser and for passing said flow of fuel-cell exhaust gas therethrough in an exhaust-gas main flow direction along a flow center axis;
- a downstream separating line part for receiving said flow of fuel-cell exhaust gas passed through said upstream separating line part and for passing said flow of fuel-cell exhaust gas therethrough in said exhaust-gas main flow direction along said flow center axis;
- and,
- said upstream separating line part and said downstream separating line part conjointly defining an opening region whereat said downstream separating line part and said upstream separating line part are mutually adjacent, said opening region being open towards said liquid collecting chamber for draining liquid components transported in the flow of fuel-cell exhaust gas passed through said upstream separating line part into said liquid collecting chamber upstream of said downstream separating line part.
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