The hydrodynamic behavior of a parallel-plate electrochemical reactor

Fuel

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 162-170

  López García, Ulises Miguel ^a   Hidalgo, Pablo Esau ^a   Olvera, Juan Carlos ^a   Castanẽda, Federico ^a   Ruiz, Hugo ^a   Orozco, German ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO EN ELECTROQUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Electrochemical reactor; Flow visualization; Parallel plate; Residence time distributions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRODES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PLATINUM; POROUS MATERIALS; THICKNESS CONTROL; VISUALIZATION;

AXIAL DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; PARALLEL PLATES; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION (RTDS); THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS; TITANIUM ELECTRODES;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84879051360     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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