Exact solution of an electro-osmotic flow problem in a cylindrical channel of polymer electrolyte membranes

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 465, Issue 2109, 2009, Pages 2663-2679

  Berg, Peter ^a   Ladipo, Kehinde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counter ions; Cyclindrical channel; Electric potential; Poisson Boltzmann equation; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Protons

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DRAG; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; IONS; MEMBRANES; NANOFLUIDICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONTINUUM MODEL; COUNTER-IONS; CYCLINDRICAL CHANNEL; CYLINDRICAL CHANNEL; ELECTROOSMOTIC FLOW; EXACT SOLUTION; ION CHARGE; MASS FLOW RATE; NANO CHANNELS; POISSON-BOLTZMANN EQUATION; POISSON-BOLTZMANN EQUATIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; VELOCITY PROFILES; WATER DRAG COEFFICIENT;

POISSON EQUATION;

EID: 70349410739     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2009.0067     Document Type: Article

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