Fuel cell system having a fluid flow distribution feature
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May 12, 2015
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Dec 6, 2012
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Jun 3, 2011
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Jun 3, 2011
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A fuel cell system includes a water vapor transfer unit and a fluid flow distribution feature, the water vapor transfer unit including a first plate having a plurality of first flow channels for receiving a flow of a first fluid therein, and a second plate having a plurality of second flow channels for receiving a flow of a second fluid therein. The fluid flow distribution feature is configured to control at least one of a volume of flow of the first fluid through the first flow channels and a volume of flow of the second fluid through the second flow channels, wherein at least one of a flow distribution of the first fluid across the first plate and a flow distribution of the second fluid across the second plate is varied.
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- F16K:VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR....
- F16L:PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR ....
- H01M:PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT....
- F02M:SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBU....
- C10K:PURIFYING OR MODIFYING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF....
- C10J:PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS G....
- F28C:HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTH....
- G05D:SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC....
- B01F:MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
- F22D:PREHEATING, OR ACCUMULATING PREHEATED, FEED-WATER;....
- B01D:SEPARATION
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