Electrolyzer
AssigneeHitachi Zosen Inova AG
InventorsChristian HAEGELE, Alfred HERING, Adrian SCHNEIDER
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Abstract
An electrolyzer of the cell-stack type, including a first and a second end plate having a plurality of axially stapled cells in-between the cell stack, a manifold for electrolyte flow from an electrolyte inlet in one of the end plates, the manifold having a plurality of diverting portions diverting primarily axial electrolyte flow into electrolyte flow primarily in the radial plane, and further having a bypass directing electrolyte flow to one of the diverting portions bypassing another one of the diverting portions which is axially closer to the electrolyte inlet than the one diverting portion.
Claims32
1-15. (canceled)
An electrolyzer of a cell-stack type, comprising:
- a first end plate;
- a second end plate;
- a cell stack with a plurality of axially stapled cells arranged in-between the first end plate and the second end plate;
- a manifold for electrolyte flow from an electrolyte inlet in one of the end plates, said manifold comprising a plurality of diverting portions arranged to divert primarily axial electrolyte flow into electrolyte flow primarily in a radial plane;
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- a bypass arranged to direct electrolyte flow to one of the diverting portions and bypass another one of the diverting portions that is axially closer to the electrolyte inlet than said one diverting portion.
A method of performing electrolysis, comprising the steps of:
- diverting, in a diverting area, a primarily axial electrolyte flow into an electrolyte flow primarily in a radial plane;
- and, bypassing at least part of the primarily axial electrolyte flow around the diverting area to at least another cell of the electrolyzer so that electrolyte flow is directed to a diverting area downstream of the pypassed diverting area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.