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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Sitaram Ramaswamy, West Hartford, CT (US);
Eric J. Gottung, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sitaram Ramaswamy, West Hartford, CT (US);
Eric J. Gottung, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
UTC Power Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for recovering and separating water vapor and electrolyte vapor from an exhaust stream () of a fuel cell uses a membrane tube () comprising membrane () having an outer wall () and an inner wall (), wherein exhaust stream () is directed to contact outer wall (), electrolyte vapor is condensed on outer wall (), and water vapor is condensed inside the membrane (), the condensed water drawn from the membrane () to inner wall (), leaving behind condensed electrolyte () on outer wall ().