DUAL SEAL ANODE DRAIN / PURGE TUBE

A device and method for improving cathode catalytic heating by allowing independently for a draining of a liquid and a purging of a gas in a fuel cell at cold starts via a system including an anode drain and a cathode catalytic heating system connected by a purge tube, a sump external to the purge tube, and a pintle having a closed position, a first open position, and a second open position. 种通过经由如下系统允许在燃料电池的冷启动中单独地排出液体以及吹扫气体来改进阴极催化加热的装置和方法，该系统包括通过吹扫管连接的阳极排出管和阴极催化加热系统、位于所述吹扫管外部的贮槽，以及具有闭合位置、第打开位置和第二打开位置的枢轴。