Thermally integrated fuel cell power system
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorsJoseph M. Pondo, David J. Goodwin, Chakravarthy Sishtla, Randy J. Petri, Robert J. Remick
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Abstract
A fuel cell power system having at least one fuel cell stack, at least one fuel processor in fluid communication with the at least one fuel cell stack and heat exchangers for transferring heat between the at least one fuel cell stack and the at least one fuel processor in which the at least one fuel cell stack and the at least one fuel processor are circumferentially surrounded by a plurality concentric heat exchanger shell assemblies.
Claims39
A fuel cell power system comprising:
- at least one concentric heat exchanger structure circumferentially surrounding a centrally disposed core space;
- at least one fuel cell stack disposed in said centrally disposed core space, said at least one fuel cell stack in heat exchange relationship with said at least one concentric heat exchange structure;
- fluid communication means for providing communication of a heat exchange fluid disposed within said at least one concentric heat exchange structure with said at least one fuel cell stack;
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- at least one fuel processor disposed in said centrally disposed core space, said at least one fuel processor in fluid communication with said at least one fuel cell stack.
In a fuel cell power system comprising at least one fuel cell stack, at least one fuel processor in fluid communication with said at least one fuel cell stack and heat exchange means for transferring heat between said at least one fuel cell stack and said at least one fuel processor, the improvement comprising:
- said at least one fuel cell stack and said at least one fuel processor circumferentially surrounded by a plurality of layers of concentric heat exchanger shell assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.