In-situ removal of electrolyte from gas oxidizer
AssigneeFuelCell Energy, Inc.
InventorsSai Katikaneni, Mohammad Farooque, Glenn Carlson, Mark Benedict
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use with an oxidizer assembly of a fuel cell system in which the oxidizer assembly has an oxidizing unit for oxidizing anode exhaust gas containing electrolyte particulates and is adapted or conditioned so as to enable the electrolyte particulates to be removable from the assembly and to be removed from the assembly, and wherein the conditioning and removing occur with the oxidizing unit retained in the oxidizer assembly. The fuel cell system is also adapted so that such conditioning and removing occur with the oxidizing assembly retained in the fuel cell system.
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A method for use with an oxidizer assembly of a fuel cell system, the oxidizer assembly having an oxidizer unit for oxidizing anode exhaust gas containing electrolyte particulates in the oxidizer assembly, the method comprising:
- conditioning the oxidizer assembly so as to enable the electrolyte particulates to be removable from the oxidizer assembly;
- and removing the electrolyte particulates;
- and wherein said conditioning and removing occur with the oxidizing unit retained in said oxidizer assembly.
An assembly comprising:
- an oxidizer assembly for use in a fuel cell system, the oxidizer assembly having an oxidizer unit for oxidizing anode exhaust gas containing electrolyte particulates in the oxidizer assembly and being adapted to enable the electrolyte particulates to be removable and to be removed from the oxidizer assembly with the oxidizing unit retained in said oxidizer assembly.
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