Patent · US Expired

Device for evaporating a liquid

US6949229B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. · US

Inventors

Andreas Ebert · Braunschweig, DE
Oskar Lamla · Owen, DE
Martin Schüssler · Graz, AT
Tomas Stefanovski · Eppelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2001
Grant date	Sep 27, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device having a plurality of chambers for carrying out a solid-catalyzed reaction includes a common evaporation unit for evaporating liquid starting materials. The evaporation unit is in thermally conductive contact with a plurality of chambers. An area of the evaporation unit in which the evaporation substantially takes place is at least partially surrounded by the plurality of chambers.

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