Study on gas seal configuration for molten carbonate fuel cells

Takao Nakagaki; Hideaki Nameki; Haruhiko Hirata; Michio Hori

Study on gas seal configuration for molten carbonate fuel cells

Takao Nakagaki^*, Hideaki Nameki, Haruhiko Hirata, Michio Hori

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Abstract

Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) are expected to be large-scale, highly efficient energy sources in the future. A reactant gas seal is one of the critical issues in achievement of reliability of the MCFC stack, which is a key piece of equipment in an MCFC power plant. At present, the wet gas seal with carbonate molten at the operating temperature (650 °C) is generally considered to be suitable as such a seal. On the other hand, to be cost-competitive with existing power plants, the MCFC stack must consist almost entirely of thin sheet metal parts. In this report, a wet gas seal configuration composed of thin sheet metal parts is proposed. Then, the long-term performance of the wet gas seal in an actual MCFC is evaluated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-246
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, B Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part B
Volume	63
Issue number	616
Publication status	Published - 1997 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes

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Condensed Matter Physics
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