Patent ID: 6817380
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
A diffuser for an air mass flow controller for fuel cells, the diffuser comprising:a housing having walls defining a volume; an inlet defining a first passage in fluid communication with the volume, the inlet being centered around and extending along a first axis, the inlet being coupled to a first one of the walls; a first bank of outlets being coupled to a second one of the walls, each outlet of the first bank of outlets defining a respective second passage in fluid communication with the volume, and each outlet of the first bank of outlets being centered around and extending along a respective second axis, the second axes defining a first plane parallel to the first axis; and a second bunk of outlets being coupled to the second one of the walls, each outlet of the second bank of outlets defining a respective third passage in fluid communication with the volume, and each outlet of the second bank of outlets being centered around and extending along a respective third axis, the third axes defining a second plane parallel to and offset from the first plane.