Compact cell construction
Abstract
Abstract A SEPARABLE SEALING CONSTRUCTION FOR FUEL CELLS AND OTHER ELECTROCHEMICAL AND MEMBRANE PROCESS CELLS WHICH PERMITS THE NONDESTRUCTIVE SEPARATION AND RESTACKING OF THE SEVERAL UNITARY CELLS IN A PLURALITY OF CELLS, OR THE DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY OF ELEMENTAL MEMBERS COMPRISING A SINGLE CELL. THE SEALING CONSTRUCTION COMPRISES GASKET MEANS LYING IN THE SAME GEOMETRIC PLANE OR PLANES AS THE FLUID DISTRIBUTION MATRIX OR MATRICES OF THE CELL OR CELL ASSEMBLY. A FURTHER FEATURE IS THE PROVISION OF A SYMMETRICAL INLET AND AN OUTLET PORT ARRANGEMENT IN THE CELL FRAME WHICH PERMITS REVERSE EDGE ORIENTATION AND REVERSE SURFACE ORIENTATION OF THE CELL FRAME, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A PROPER FLUID FLOW RELATION OF THE INLET AND OUTLET CONDUITS TO THE INLET AND OUTLET PORTS.
Inventors
- 👤 Canden R Nelson
- 👤 Hilbert P Bruss
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