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A ceramic oxygen generator is described which is capable of modular construction to permit the oxygen generation capacity to be expanded. An ionically conducted ceramic electrolyte is formed into a series of rows and columns of tubes on a tube support member and like electrolyte bodies can be connec

A ceramic oxygen generator is described which is capable of modular construction to permit the oxygen generation capacity to be expanded. An ionically conducted ceramic electrolyte is formed into a series of rows and columns of tubes on a tube support member and like electrolyte bodies can be connected together to form a manifold therebetween for oxygen produced in the interiors of the rubes. An electrical connection between tubes is formed such that the anodes and cathodes of tubes in a column are connected in parallel while the tubes in the row are, respectively, connected anode to cathode to form a series connection.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An ionically conductive ceramic element comprising:a plurality of tubes each having interior and exterior surfaces, and each having a closed end and an open end;a tube support member receiving open ends of said plurality of tubes;a first electrically conductive coating covering said

[ I claim:] [1.] An ionically conductive ceramic element comprising:a plurality of tubes each having interior and exterior surfaces, and each having a closed end and an open end;a tube support member receiving open ends of said plurality of tubes;a first electrically conductive coating covering said exterior surfaces of said plurality of tubes;a second electrically conductive coating covering said interior surfaces of said plurality of tubes; andsaid ionically conductive ceramic element having at least two columns and a first electrode covering an exterior surface of said first column and an interior surface of said second column of tubes and a second electrode covering an exterior surface of said second column of tubes and an interior surface of said first column of tubes;said first electrode being connectable to a source of electrical potential at a first polarity and said second electrode being connectable to a source of electrical potential at a second polarity.