| 摘要 |
<p>A cell stack has frames having lines of four apertures (41) at each end. In the stack, the apertures form four ducts at each end of the side of the stack, with the ducts extending from end to end of the stack for electrolyte flow therethrough. The apertures in the transfer frames have no passages connected to them. The eight apertures (41) in the passage frame are surrounded in pairs by four grooves (44) and O-rings (45), dividing them into a pair for anolyte feed, a pair for anolyte return, a pair for catholyte feed and a pair for catholyte return. The stack is divided into opposite end sections (46, 47). Only one of each pair is connected to a local feed or return flow passage, contained within the O-rings. The other is connected in the other section. The anolyte feed and return passages (51,52,55,56) lead from their apertures to respective openings (61) from the side (4) of each passage frame to its plain face (18). Here a distribution rebate (62), with spreading features (63), is provided to distribute / collect electrolyte to the graphite felt in the anolyte half cell. The result is that there is no electrical connection via the electrolyte in the ducts between cells at opposite ends of the stack. The inner ones of the ducts connect the cells at opposite ends of the section 46 and the outer ones the cells at opposite ends of the ducts (47). Thus a shunt current paths still exist, but at only half the voltage to the entire stack.</p> |
