Patent ID: 11876259
Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 14:
15. A membrane humidifier for a fuel cell, the membrane humidifier comprising:
a housing unit comprising a first fluid inlet configured to allow a first fluid to be introduced therethrough, a first fluid outlet configured to allow the first fluid to be discharged therethrough, a second fluid inlet configured to allow a second fluid to be introduced therethrough, and a second fluid outlet configured to allow the second fluid to be discharged therethrough; and
a plurality of composite hollow fiber membranes configured to perform moisture exchange between the first and second fluids, the composite hollow fiber membranes being installed in the housing unit in such a way that the first fluid flows along lumens of the composite hollow fiber membranes and the second fluid flows outside the composite hollow fiber membranes,
wherein,
one of the first and second fluids is low-humidity air to be supplied from outside and humidified through the moisture exchange, and
each of the composite hollow fiber membranes is the composite hollow fiber membrane according to claim 1.