Patent ID: 8524413

Claim:
A manifold to distribute and supply a fluid to a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), the manifold comprising: a housing; at least one opening disposed at one side surface of the housing to allow the fluid to flow into the housing therethrough; a plurality of second openings disposed at another side surface of the housing to allow the fluid to be discharged out from the housing therethrough; and a porous member disposed to partition an internal space of the housing between the first opening and the plurality of second openings, wherein the porous member is formed with openings so that an opening ratio per unit area at a first portion positioned adjacent to the first opening varies with increasing distance toward a second portion positioned away from the first opening, and wherein the porous member comprises a first porous member extending to and crossing a middle portion between the first opening and the plurality of second openings and a second porous member disposed between the first porous member and the second openings, to distribute the fluid passing through the first porous member into the plurality of second openings.