Liquid-gas flow patterns in a narrow electrochemical channel

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2252-2260

  Alexiadis, A ^a,b   Dudukovic, M P ^a   Ramachandran, P ^a   Cornell, A ^b   Wanngard J ^c   Bokkers, A ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Eka Chemicals AB   (Sweden)

^d AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble; Electrochemistry; Fluid mechanics; Laminar flow; Mathematical modeling; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE; EULER-EULER MODEL; GAS EVOLUTION; GAS FLOW PATTERNS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODELING STUDIES; RECIRCULATION REGIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 79953052811     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.02.046     Document Type: Article

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