Simulation of current distribution along a planar electrode under turbulent flow conditions in a laboratory filter-press flow cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 352-360

  Pérez, Tzayam ^a   Ponce De León, Carlos ^b   Walsh, Frank C ^b   Nava, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

current distributions; filter press flow cell; mass transport; turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; MASS TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; FLOW CELLS; LIMITING CURRENT; LIMITING CURRENT DENSITY; PRIMARY CURRENTS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SECONDARY CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONS; TURBULENT VISCOSITY;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 84919819927     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.166     Document Type: Article

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