Fluid passages for power generation equipment
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRonald Scott Bunker
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Abstract
A solid oxide fuel cell is provided wherein the solid oxide fuel cell comprises a thermal management section and an electrolytic section disposed adjacent the thermal management section wherein a plurality of concavities are disposed on at least one of the thermal management and electrolytic sections so as to cause hydrodynamic interactions and affect the heat transfer rate between a fluid and the concavities when the fluid is disposed over the concavities.
Claims32
A solid oxide fuel cell comprising:
- a thermal management section;
- and
- an electrolytic section disposed adjacent said thermal management section,
- wherein a plurality of concavities are disposed on at least one of said thermal management and electrolytic sections so as to cause hydrodynamic interactions and affect the heat transfer rate between a fluid and said concavities when said fluid is disposed over said concavities and said thermal management section comprises a riser tube.
A solid oxide fuel cell for use in a power generation apparatus comprising:
- a riser tube disposed in said solid oxide fuel cell, said solid oxide fuel cell disposed within said power generation apparatus wherein said power generation apparatus is disposed to receive a fluid therein, wherein a plurality of concavities are disposed on a surface portion of said riser tube and disposed on a surface portion of said solid oxide fuel cell so as to cause hydrodynamic interactions and affect the heat transfer rate between said fluid and said concavities when said fluid is disposed over said concavities.
A solid oxide fuel cell for use in a power generation apparatus comprising:
- an oxidant section having an oxidant channel disposed therein and a fuel section having a fuel channel disposed therein wherein said oxidant channel and said fuel channel are disposed to receive a fluid therein, said solid oxide fuel cell disposed within said power generation apparatus;
- wherein a plurality of concavities are disposed on a surface portion of said oxidant channel and disposed on a surface portion of said fuel channel so as to cause hydrodynamic interactions and affect the heat transfer rate between said fluid and said concavities when said fluid is disposed over said concavities and said oxidant channel and said fuel channel are tapered channels.
A solid oxide fuel cell for use in a power generation apparatus comprising:
- an oxidant section and a fuel section wherein said oxidant section and said fuel section are disposed to receive a fluid therein, said solid oxide fuel cell disposed within said power generation apparatus;
- and
- a first flaw member disposed within said oxidant section and a second flow member disposed within said fuel section wherein a plurality of concavities are disposed on a portion of said first flow member and a portion of said second flow member so as to cause hydrodynamic interactions and affect the heat transfer rate between said fluid and said concavities when said fluid is disposed over said concavities;
- wherein said first how member and second flow member comprise a first wedge and a second wedge respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.