Design and optimization of thermo-electrochemical cells

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 325-336

  Salazar, Pablo F ^a   Kumar, Satish ^a   Cola, Baratunde A ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow cell; Multiphysics modeling; Series stacking; Thermocells; Thermogalvanic

Indexed keywords

FLOW CELLS; MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING; SERIES STACKING; THERMOCELLS; THERMOGALVANIC;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OHMIC CONTACTS; OPTIMIZATION; REDOX REACTIONS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84893709193     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-013-0638-y     Document Type: Article

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