Utc Power Corporation

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Elizabeth A Allen

Carl Anthony Reiser

Kurt A Seibold

Eric Bernard Michalak

Leslie L Van Dine

John H Whiton

Deliang Yang

Robin J Guthrie

Ornela Zekavica

Jeremy P Meyers

Alexander I Balin

William Shawn Brewer

Daniel James Sakkinen

Ronald G Bedro

Catherine M Amodeo

Joseph F Prosniewski

Edward J Lamont

Anthony M Kestian

Yu Wang

Javier Resto

Robert J Hicks

George S Hirko

Mark A Harris

Mark S Williamson

Alex Saveski

James R Geschwindt

Michael G Buss

Andrew J Erard

Miodrag Mitch Petrovich

David J Hayes

Nicholas L Petouhoff

Phillip W Wilson

An inlet fuel distributor (-) has a permeable baffle () between a fuel supply pipe () and a fuel inlet manifold () causing fuel to be uniformly distributed along the length of the fuel inlet manifold. A surface () may cause impinging fuel to turn and flow substantially omnidirectionally improving its uniformity. Recycle fuel may be provided () into the flow downstream of the fuel inlet distributor. During startup, fuel or inert gas within the inlet fuel distributor and the fuel inlet manifold may be vented through an exhaust valve () in response to a controller () so as to present a uniform fuel front to the inlets of the fuel flow fields ().

Permeable inlet fuel gas distributor for fuel cells

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Tempe, AZ, United States of America

Elizabeth A Allen