MEMBRANE-LESS NANOFLUIDIC FUEL CELL MANUFACTURED FROM ADHESIVE PAPER WITH A COMPACT, LIGHT, FLEXIBLE, RE-ASSEMBLABLE AND EASILY OPERATED DESIGN
The present invention solves the problem of rigid structures in fuel cells, upon using a geometry that allows the species to pass through flexible nanoporous structures, which converge in a microchannel that does not require a specific geometry. The use of flexible materials based on paper allows th...
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Zusammenfassung: | The present invention solves the problem of rigid structures in fuel cells, upon using a geometry that allows the species to pass through flexible nanoporous structures, which converge in a microchannel that does not require a specific geometry. The use of flexible materials based on paper allows the size of the structure to be substantially reduced, also conferring the same properties of flexibility and lightness. In addition, the invention does not require a well-defined contact interface between the species along the microchannel, thus the operation of the device being simplified upon not requiring a flow control. The use of materials, such as adhesive paper, eliminates the use of fastening elements, therefore simplifying the assembling process in a substantial manner in a defined number of occasions, thus allowing components to be exchanged for its optimum development. Finally, this device has a modular design that allows further units to be easily interconnected, forming arrangem ents for providing more delivered energy.
La presente invención resuelve el problema de la estructura rígida en las celdas de combustible, al utilizar una geometría que permite el paso de las especies a través de estructuras nanoporosas flexibles y que convergen a un microcanal el cual no requiere de mantener geometría específica. El uso de materiales flexibles basados en el papel permite reducir significativamente las dimensiones del dispositivo, así como conferirle propiedades de flexibilidad y ligereza. Asimismo, al no requerir de una interface bien definida de contacto entre las especies a lo largo del microcanal, la operación del dispositivo se simplifica al prescindir de un control de flujos. Al utilizar materiales como el papel adhesivo permite prescindir de los elementos de sujeción y en consecuencia simplificar significativamente su proceso de ensamble en un número definido de ocasiones permitiendo intercambiar componentes para su mantener su óptimo desempeño. Finalmente éste dispositivo tiene un diseño modular que permite la interconexión sencilla con demás unidades, permitiendo conformar arreglos que proveen de mayor entrega de energía. |
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