Evaluation of flow fields on bubble removal and system performance in an ammonium bicarbonate reverse electrodialysis stack

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 446, Issue , 2013, Pages 449-455

  Hatzell, Marta C ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion boundary layer resistance; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Fluid flow field design; Gas management; Reverse electrodialysis

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL ASPECT RATIOS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DIFFUSION BOUNDARY-LAYERS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; GAS MANAGEMENT; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS;

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; ASPECT RATIO; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW FIELDS;

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BICARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DENSITY; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FLOW; GAS; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS;

EID: 84883140378     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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