Patent ID: 8518598

Claim:
A solid oxide fuel cell power plant for generating an electrical current, the power plant comprising a solid oxide fuel cell including: a. a cathode flow field for directing flow of an oxidant stream through the cathode flow field in fluid communication with a cathode electrode and an electrolyte; b. an anode inlet for directing flow of a molten metal anode through the anode inlet; c. an anode flow field for directing flow of the molten metal anode from the anode inlet through the anode flow field and adjacent the electrolyte; d. an anode outlet for directing flow of the molten metal anode out of the anode flow field and into an anode exhaust line; and, e. the anode inlet including a first interrupted flow generator, the anode outlet including a second interrupted flow generator so that the first and second interrupted flow generators interrupt flow of the Molten metal anode between the anode inlet and the anode outlet to prevent electrical continuity between the anode inlet and the anode outlet through the molten metal anode within the anode flow field.