MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617061883 A) filed by Intelligent Energy on May 15, 2026, for Air Shaping Means For Even Fluid Distribution To Fuel Cells In A Fuel Cell Stack.
Inventors include Beheshti, Novid; Malthouse, Ian; and Thornhill, Guy.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: By shaping the inlet air flow to be distributed to a plurality of fuel cells within a fuel cell stack by means of an air shaping insert (ASI) power output has been shown to be improved by over 6 times. Mass volume of air from the first fuel cell in the fuel cell stack to the last fuel cell in said stack is evened out by an ASI comprising a multi-vane airflow assembly configured to fit into a duct formed in a fuel cell stack, the assembly comprising a front face configured to receive airflow, a back wall of the front face configured to support a plurality of vanes, a plurality of vanes affixed at one end to said back wall and each having a free end, wherein said plurality of vanes have differing lengths measured from said backside and wherein one or more of the plurality of vanes have a curvature of their body configured to direct airflow in the duct.
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