| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To very easily and uniformly transfer heat between the place of heat generation in electrochemical reaction and that of heat absorption in reforming reaction, increase the production of reformed gas, simplify the construction of an internal-reformation fuel cell and make it compact, by directly reforming fuel in a fuel electrode also serving as a fuel reforming catalyst. CONSTITUTION:A fuel electrode 2-a, an oxidizer electrode 3-a facing the fuel electrode across an electrolyte matrix 1, fuel passages 9 defined by ribs located in contact with the fuel electrode, oxidizer passages 6 defined by ribs located in contact with the oxidizer electrode, and separators 4-a defining the fuel passages and the oxidizer passages together with the ribs are provided. Fuel is directly reformed in the fuel electrode 2-a also serving as a fuel reforming catalyst 10. As a result, heat is very easily and uniformly transferred between the place of heat absorption in reforming reaction and that of heat generation in electrochemical reaction. |
