Membrane fuel cell countercurrent-fed with non-humidified air
CA 2548490 C · Owner: Merlo, Luca · Inventors: Toro, Antonino; Faita, Giuseppe; Merlo, Luca
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The present invention describes a membrane fuel cell capable of operating in a stable fashion at high currently density under dry reactant gas feed at nearatmospheric pressure. This result is obtained by employing internal porous gas distributors, such as three-dimensional reticulated materials sintered , materials, juxtaposed meshes or expanded sheets and at the same time by , countercurrent-feeding the gas reactants preferably ambient air, from the , bottom. In one preferred alternative liquid water is injected from the bottom into the air feed: with these operating conditions an extremely simplified , stable functioning is obtained since the air and water flow-rates, adjusted as …
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- Filed December 17, 2004 and granted October 17, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 17, 2024.
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