Fuel deoxygenation system with non-metallic fuel plate assembly
US7569099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/05
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fuel system for an energy conversion device includes a multiple of non-metallic fuel plates, gaskets, oxygen permeable membranes, porous substrate plates, and vacuum frame plates. Intricate 3-dimension fuel channel structures such as laminar flow impingement elements within the fuel channel dramatically enhance oxygen diffusivity in the FSU. The fuel plates are manufactured from a relatively soft non-metallic material. The non-metallic fuel plates and gasket arrangement provide an effective sealing interface between the fuel plate and oxygen permeable membrane, since compression may be applied to the plates without damaging the relatively delicate oxygen permeable membrane.
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