| US 7,514,168 B2 | ||
| Gas-liquid separator and fuel cell | ||
| Koji Sone, Niihama (Japan); and Satoko Machida, Niihama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/893,578. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-277194 (JP), filed on Jul. 22, 2003; and application No. 2004-022329 (JP), filed on Jan. 30, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0058862 A1, Mar. 17, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 429—22 [429/34; 96/6] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A gas-liquid separator for receiving a gas-containing liquid having a gas mixed therein and for separating such gas from
a liquid, the gas-liquid separator comprising:
a gas-liquid separation chamber,
an inlet for depositing a gas-containing liquid into said separation chamber,
a liquid extracting member for passing liquid therethrough but restricting gas from passing therethrough, and
a gas extracting member for allowing gas to pass therethrough but restricting liquid from passing therethrough,
wherein such liquid has a surface tension characteristic and a maximum bubble growth diameter in a gravity direction which
corresponds to such surface tension characteristic, and a height of the gas-liquid separation chamber is not more than such
maximum bubble growth diameter and
at least one of the gas extracting member and the liquid extracting member has a reinforcing porous plate in close contact
therewith.
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