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US 8,124,296 B1Granted
Thick electrode direct reaction fuel cells utilizing cross-flows and taylor vortex flows
AssigneeGlobal Energy Science, LLC (California)
InventorHalbert Fischel
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Abstract
Direct reaction fuel cells (10) with cross-flow of an electrolyte mixture through thick, porous electrodes (12, 18) that contain a mixture of catalyst particles and that rotate to generate Taylor Vortex Flows (54) and Circular Couette Flows (56) in electrolyte chambers (24) are disclosed.
Claims13
A fuel cell (10) containing means (24, 26, 28) for pumping electrolyte (AE) between its porous cathode (12) and anode (18) electrodes comprising in addition:
- means (32, 34, 36, 42) for pumping electrolyte cross-flow (AF, AO) through at least one of the electrodes (12, 18) in a direction transverse to that of the electrolyte (AE) pumped between the electrodes (12,18).
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