Effects of generated bubbles between electrodes on efficiency of alkaline water electrolysis

JSME International Journal, Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 549-556

  Nagai, Niro ^a   Takeuchi, Masanori ^a   Nakao, Motohide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bubble; Chemical reaction; Hydrogen; Multi phase flow; Optimum condition; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

ALKALINE MEDIUM; BUBBLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 0346039055     PISSN: 13408054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmeb.46.549     Document Type: Article

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