Hydrodynamic characterization of an electrochemical cell with rotating disc electrode: A three-dimensional biphasic model

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Real Ramirez, Cesar A ^a   Miranda Tello, Raul ^a   Hoyos Reyes, Luis F ^a   Gonzalez Trejo, Jesus I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA AZCAPOTZALCO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

biphasic model; Computational Fluid Dynamics; electrochemical cell; rotating disc electrode

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FLOW PATTERNS; LIQUIDS; VELOCITY;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BIPHASIC MODELS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; IDEAL BEHAVIOR; LIQUID FREE SURFACES; PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS; ROTATING DISK ELECTRODES; SIMPLE++; SYMMETRICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77954335891     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.2245     Document Type: Article

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