Exhaust gas processing device for fuel cell
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkio Yamamoto, Kazunori Fukuma, Takatsugu Koyama, Hideo Numata, Masahiro Matsutani
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AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkio Yamamoto, Kazunori Fukuma, Takatsugu Koyama, Hideo Numata, Masahiro Matsutani
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Hydrogen gas supplied to and then purged from a fuel cell is temporarily retained in a reservoir provided in an exhaust fuel diluter, and diluted before release into atmosphere. Cathode exhaust gas discharged from a cathode of the fuel cell is mixed to dilute the hydrogen gas, and air continues to be supplied to the cathode of the fuel cell for a specific period of time even after generation of electric power in the fuel cell is stopped, so that the hydrogen gas retained in the reservoir is continuously diluted with the cathode exhaust gas and released. Air for ventilation of the fuel cell may be used instead or in addition, to dilute and release the hydrogen gas retained in the reservoir after the generation of electric power in the fuel cell is stopped.
An exhaust gas processing device for a fuel cell, in which the fuel cell is supplied with air and hydrogen gas to generate electric power, comprising:
An exhaust gas processing device for a fuel cell, in which the fuel cell is supplied with air and hydrogen gas to generate electric power and the hydrogen gas discharged from an anode of the fuel cell is recirculated in a hydrogen recirculation piping system, comprising:
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