摘要:
A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells each having an anode layer, an electrolyte layer, and a cathode layer, the fuel cells each having a first effective thermal expansion coefficient; a plurality of bipolar plates positioned between adjacent fuel cells having an anode interconnect, a separator plate, and a cathode interconnect, the bipolar plates being positioned between adjacent fuel cells, wherein the anode interconnect is in electrical communication with the anode layer of one adjacent fuel cell, wherein the cathode interconnect is in electrical communication with the cathode layer of another adjacent fuel cell, and wherein at least one interconnect of the cathode interconnect and the anode interconnect has a second thermal expansion coefficient and is adapted to reduce strain between the at least one interconnect and an adjacent fuel cell due to differences between the first and second thermal expansion coefficients over repeated thermal cycles.
摘要:
The present invention is a process for modifying the properties of a porous freeform fabricated part by increasing its density and reducing its porosity. The porosity and density of a freeform fabricated part are altered by packing the pores in a freeform part with an infiltrant, such as a preceramic polymer. The process includes drawing a vacuum on or pressurizing the freeform part while it is in an infiltrant bath, thereby forcing the infiltrant into the pores of the freeform part. After removing the densified freeform part from the infiltrant bath, the freeform part is subjected to a treating process, such that the infiltrant within the pores transforms to a ceramic or ceramic-containing phase to thereby increasing the density of the freeform part.
摘要:
A composite article includes a substrate, at least one protective layer on the substrate, and an intermediate layer between the protective layer and the substrate. The intermediate layer includes a first material that occupies a first continuous region and a second material that occupies a second continuous region next to the first continuous region. The first continuous region and the second continuous region are each in contact with the substrate and the protective layer.
摘要:
A coated article includes a substrate and a superhydrophobic coating on the substrate. The superhydrophobic coating is a composite of a silicone polymer and particles that are inherently hydrophobic or surface-functionalized with a hydrophobic agent.
摘要:
A refractory ceramic composite having a fibrous ceramic core and a solid ceramic coating is provided. An intermediate for making refractory composite ceramics is also provided. The intermediate includes a reaction product of a refractory metal and a carbon based felt, wherein a quantity of the refractory metal present is stoichiometrically non-equivalent to a quantity of carbon present during the formation of the reaction product so that the reaction product comprises a ceramic based felt having free, unreacted refractory metal thereon.
摘要:
An improvement in apparatus and methods of making electrical machines, utilizing a combination of additive manufacturing techniques to create, in particular, small, high efficiency stators, but also useful for making complex rotor structures.
摘要:
A catalytic device comprises a mixed structure of photocatalyst and silica. The mixed structure may be comprised of alternating layers of photocatalyst and silica, a layer having a uniform mixture of photocatalyst particles and silica particles, or a layer having a graded mixture of photocatalyst particles and silica particles.
摘要:
A method of treating a preceramic material includes modifying a moiety Si—O—R of a polycarbosilane material with at least one metal (M), where Si is silicon, O is oxygen and R includes an alkyl or aryl moiety, by reaction to substitute R with M to produce a preceramic polycarbosilane or polycarbosiloxane material that includes a moiety Si—O-M.
摘要:
A composite article includes a substrate and a protective layer disposed on the substrate. The protective layer has a silicon-aluminum-carbon-nitrogen solid solution composition and microstructure.
摘要:
Components with improved erosion resistance are disclosed. A surface of the component or a substrate of the component is modified by coating the substrate with an elastomer layer. The elastomer layer is then modified by embedding hard particles onto an outer side of the elastomer layer. The hard particles exhibit higher fractured toughness providing enhanced erosion protection. The elastic properties of the elastomer experience little reduction because the surface embedded particles are located only at the outer side or outer surface of the elastomer layer. Therefore, the bond between the inner side of the elastomer layer and the substrate or component surface is not interfered with and the potential for electro-chemical corrosion and poor adhesion are not increased by the presence of the hard particles as the hard particles are located away from the inner face between the elastomer layer and the substrate.