Numerical simulation of gas-diffusion-electrodes with moving gas-liquid interface: A study on pulse-current operation and electrode flooding

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 217-225

  Schröder, Daniel ^a,b   Laue, Vincent ^a   Krewer, Ulrike ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Gas diffusion electrode; Mathematical model; Metal air battery; Moving grid; Zinc air battery

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOODS; GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; METAL-AIR BATTERY; MOVING GRID; OXYGEN DISTRIBUTION; ZINC-AIR BATTERY;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 84941985332     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2015.09.005     Document Type: Article

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