Patent ID: 7566510
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A sealing element for sealing both ends of an anode-supported tubular solid oxide fuel cell, the sealing element comprising: a coupling tube having a first end portion opened to an exterior and a second end portion opened to the exterior only through a perforation hole, which is formed at a center of the second end portion of the coupling tube and has a sectional area equal to or smaller than a sectional area of a gas path formed in the fuel cell, in which the coupling tube is formed at an inner portion thereof with an internal cavity having a shape corresponding to an external appearance of an end portion of the fuel cell inserted into the coupling tube; and a flow tube extending outward from the center of the second end portion of the coupling tube and being formed at an inner portion thereof with a hollow section, which axially extends while communicating with the perforation hole of the coupling tube.