US 12,469,868 B2
Hydrogen-water separator for fuel cell
Craig Peterson, West Bloomfield, MI (US); Matthew Riley, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Martin Pryor, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/669,905.
Prior Publication US 2023/0261234 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 8/22 (2006.01); B04C 5/04 (2006.01); B04C 5/13 (2006.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01)
CPC H01M 8/22 (2013.01) [B04C 5/04 (2013.01); B04C 5/13 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); B04C 2005/136 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
 
1. A hydrogen-water separator for a fuel cell comprising:
an upper separation chamber having a first cylindrical sidewall defining an inlet port;
a lower collection chamber configured to collect separated water, the collection chamber having a bottom and a second cylindrical sidewall defining a drain port disposed above the bottom;
a divider disposed between the separation chamber and the collection chamber, the divider spanning the first cylindrical sidewall and defining one or more openings; and
an outlet tube arranged vertically in the separation chamber and having an entrance that is disposed above the divider and below the inlet port,
wherein the divider includes a solid center disk circumscribed by the one or more openings.