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US 2003/0077488 A1Published application
Discharged fuel diluter and discharged fuel dilution-type fuel cell system
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAkio Yamamoto, Satoshi Aoyagi, Masami Ogura, Yoshikazu Murakami, Kazunori Fukuma, Takatsugu Koyama
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Abstract
A discharged fuel diluter includes: a retention region with a predetermined volume, into which a fuel discharged from a fuel cell is retained at the time of purging; a dilution region with a predetermined volume, through which air discharged from the fuel cell flows and at which the air is mixed with the fuel from the retention region to dilute the fuel; and a communicating portion, through which the fuel flows from the retention region to the dilution region.
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A discharged fuel diluter comprising:
- a retention region with a predetermined volume, into which a fuel discharged from a fuel cell at the time of purging is retained;
- a dilution region with a predetermined volume, through which air discharged from the fuel cell flows and at which the air is mixed with the fuel from the retention region to dilute the fuel;
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- a communicating portion, through which the fuel flows from the retention region to the dilution region.
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