Characterization of fluid dynamics and mass-transfer in an electrochemical oxidation cell by experimental and CFD studies

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 379-392

  Santos, J L C ^a   Geraldes, V ^b   Velizarov, S ^a   Crespo, J G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Borod doped diamond anode; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); DiaCell; Electrochemical oxidation; Limiting current technique; Mass transfer correlations

Indexed keywords

BOROD-DOPED DIAMOND ANODE; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CROSS-SECTION AREA; DEVELOPING FLOW; DOPED DIAMONDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL FLOW CELLS; ELECTRODE DISTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW REGIMES; GALVANOSTATICS; LIMITING CURRENT; LIMITING CURRENT TECHNIQUES; MASS TRANSFER CORRELATION; OPERATING CONDITION; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; REYNOLDS; SHERWOOD; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 76649131988     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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