Mahle International Gmbh

Alok Awasare

Martin Gross

The invention relates to a fluid pump () for a fuel cell system. The fluid pump () thereby has an impeller unit () comprising an impeller (), an inlet side () comprising a fluid inlet (), and an outlet side () comprising a fluid outlet (). In addition, the fluid pump () has an electric motor (). The fluid pump () also has a guide channel () for the cooling fluid, wherein the guide channel () fluidically connects the inlet side () and the outlet side () via the impeller () and via the motor (). According to the invention, the fluid pump () is designed in such a way that all of the surfaces within the guide channel (), to which the cooling fluid can be applied directly, do not separate any ions into the cooling fluid. The invention also relates to the fuel cell system comprising the fluid pump ().

Fluid pump

The invention relates to a fluid pump (), which comprises an impeller unit () with an impeller () and an electric motor () with a motor housing (). The impeller unit () comprises an inlet side () with a fluid inlet () and an outlet side () with a fluid outlet (), wherein a guide channel () fluidically connects the inlet side () and the outlet side () via the impeller (). It is substantial for the invention that the guide channel () is additionally realised in regions by a cooling fluid jacket () formed in the motor housing ().

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Pune, India

Alok Awasare