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EP1723685A4 - Mixer/eductor for high temperature fuel cells - Google Patents

Mixer/eductor for high temperature fuel cells

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Publication number
EP1723685A4
EP1723685A4 EP04821374A EP04821374A EP1723685A4 EP 1723685 A4 EP1723685 A4 EP 1723685A4 EP 04821374 A EP04821374 A EP 04821374A EP 04821374 A EP04821374 A EP 04821374A EP 1723685 A4 EP1723685 A4 EP 1723685A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
eductor
mixer
high temperature
fuel cells
temperature fuel
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP04821374A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1723685A2 (en
Inventor
Scott Blanchet
Alan Barlow
William J Snyder
Dennis R Farrenkopf
Robert J Moffat
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Fuelcell Energy Inc
Original Assignee
Fuelcell Energy Inc
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Application filed by Fuelcell Energy Inc filed Critical Fuelcell Energy Inc
Publication of EP1723685A2 publication Critical patent/EP1723685A2/en
Publication of EP1723685A4 publication Critical patent/EP1723685A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/40Static mixers
    • B01F25/42Static mixers in which the mixing is affected by moving the components jointly in changing directions, e.g. in tubes provided with baffles or obstructions
    • B01F25/43Mixing tubes, e.g. wherein the material is moved in a radial or partly reversed direction
    • B01F25/431Straight mixing tubes with baffles or obstructions that do not cause substantial pressure drop; Baffles therefor
    • B01F25/4316Straight mixing tubes with baffles or obstructions that do not cause substantial pressure drop; Baffles therefor the baffles being flat pieces of material, e.g. intermeshing, fixed to the wall or fixed on a central rod
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/04097Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with recycling of the reactants
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/10Mixing gases with gases
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/30Injector mixers
    • B01F25/31Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
    • B01F25/312Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/30Injector mixers
    • B01F25/31Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
    • B01F25/312Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof
    • B01F25/3121Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof with additional mixing means other than injector mixers, e.g. screens, baffles or rotating elements
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/30Injector mixers
    • B01F25/31Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
    • B01F25/312Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof
    • B01F25/3124Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof characterised by the place of introduction of the main flow
    • B01F25/31243Eductor or eductor-type venturi, i.e. the main flow being injected through the venturi with high speed in the form of a jet
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/40Static mixers
    • B01F25/42Static mixers in which the mixing is affected by moving the components jointly in changing directions, e.g. in tubes provided with baffles or obstructions
    • B01F25/43Mixing tubes, e.g. wherein the material is moved in a radial or partly reversed direction
    • B01F25/431Straight mixing tubes with baffles or obstructions that do not cause substantial pressure drop; Baffles therefor
    • B01F25/43195Wires or coils
    • B01F25/431951Spirally-shaped baffle
    • B01F25/431952Conical or pyramidal elements
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/40Static mixers
    • B01F25/42Static mixers in which the mixing is affected by moving the components jointly in changing directions, e.g. in tubes provided with baffles or obstructions
    • B01F25/43Mixing tubes, e.g. wherein the material is moved in a radial or partly reversed direction
    • B01F25/431Straight mixing tubes with baffles or obstructions that do not cause substantial pressure drop; Baffles therefor
    • B01F25/43197Straight mixing tubes with baffles or obstructions that do not cause substantial pressure drop; Baffles therefor characterised by the mounting of the baffles or obstructions
    • B01F25/431972Mounted on an axial support member, e.g. a rod or bar
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/04104Regulation of differential pressures
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04007Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • H01M8/04014Heat exchange using gaseous fluids; Heat exchange by combustion of reactants
    • H01M8/04022Heating by combustion
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/06Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues
    • H01M8/0662Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50Fuel cells

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
EP04821374A 2004-02-17 2004-11-12 Mixer/eductor for high temperature fuel cells Withdrawn EP1723685A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US78018504A 2004-02-17 2004-02-17
PCT/US2004/037889 WO2005081709A2 (en) 2004-02-17 2004-11-12 Mixer/eductor for high temperature fuel cells

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1723685A2 EP1723685A2 (en) 2006-11-22
EP1723685A4 true EP1723685A4 (en) 2010-05-26

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Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1723685A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2007519204A (en)
KR (1) KR100842987B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100468826C (en)
WO (1) WO2005081709A2 (en)

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US9190676B2 (en) 2012-09-28 2015-11-17 Fuelcell Energy, Inc. Flame stabilized mixer-eductor-oxidizer for high temperature fuel cells
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KR102718471B1 (en) * 2024-06-17 2024-10-17 주식회사 미코파워 Fuel cell mixer and fuel cell system including the same

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GB173542A (en) * 1920-07-02 1922-01-03 Elliott Co Improvements in or relating to ejectors
US4162971A (en) * 1976-07-31 1979-07-31 Bayer Aktiengesellschaft Injectors with deflectors for their use in gassing liquids
JPS56130213A (en) * 1980-03-17 1981-10-13 Shinryo Air Conditioning Co Ltd Fine bubble generator
WO2002041425A2 (en) * 2000-11-15 2002-05-23 Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh Fuel cell assembly
US20040005491A1 (en) * 2002-07-02 2004-01-08 Scott Blanchet Fuel cell system with mixer/eductor

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GB173542A (en) * 1920-07-02 1922-01-03 Elliott Co Improvements in or relating to ejectors
US4162971A (en) * 1976-07-31 1979-07-31 Bayer Aktiengesellschaft Injectors with deflectors for their use in gassing liquids
JPS56130213A (en) * 1980-03-17 1981-10-13 Shinryo Air Conditioning Co Ltd Fine bubble generator
WO2002041425A2 (en) * 2000-11-15 2002-05-23 Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh Fuel cell assembly
US20040005491A1 (en) * 2002-07-02 2004-01-08 Scott Blanchet Fuel cell system with mixer/eductor

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WO2005081709A3 (en) 2006-04-27
JP2007519204A (en) 2007-07-12
WO2005081709A2 (en) 2005-09-09
KR100842987B1 (en) 2008-07-01
KR20060120245A (en) 2006-11-24
CN1906778A (en) 2007-01-31
EP1723685A2 (en) 2006-11-22
CN100468826C (en) 2009-03-11

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