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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley P Bonk, West Willington, CT (US);
George F Morganthaler, Windsor, CT (US);
Yoshiharu Miura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
International Fuel Cells Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422197 ; 48 89 ; 48 94 ; 481279 ; 122510 ; 165 82 ; 165162 ; 422204 ; 422240 ;
Abstract
A stepped support and seal plate (44) is sealed to firing tube (18) with an axially compressed seal (62). It carries sleeves (24) and is sealed thereto by gasket seals (55). A diagonal movement seal (69) seals plate (44) to the wall of pressure vessel (10). Bellows (76) has a straight portion (77) at the hot end. Insulation (14) is tapered to provide variations in heat transfer from the bellows to provide a uniform strain pattern in the bellows.