Hydrogen filter press electrolyser modelled by coupling Fluent ® and Flux Expert ® codes

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-308

  Jomard, F ^a   Feraud, J P ^a   Morandini, J ^b   Du Terrail Couvat, Y ^c   Caire, J P ^d  

^a Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

^b Astek Rhone Alpes   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d LEPMI   (France)

Author keywords

Coupling; Fluent; Flux expert; Hydrogen electrolyzer; Numerical model; Westinghouse cycle

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

HYDROGEN ELECTROLYZER; HYDROGEN FILTER; MASS PRODUCTION; WESTINGHOUSE CYCLE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 40849121074     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-007-9438-6     Document Type: Article

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