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Simulation of a packed bipolar cell involving cathodic limiting current and anodic Tafel behaviour

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Abbreviations

a :

length of unit cell (cm)

b :

anodic Tafel b-factor (V)

E :

average electric field in solution (V cm−1)

I F :

faradaic current in unit cell (A)

I S :

bypass current through solution in unit cell (A)

I T :

total current in unit cell (A)

i :

current density (A cm−1)

i d :

cathodic limiting current density (A cm−1)

R :

apparent resistance of solution in unit cell (Ω)

r :

radius of cylindrical electrode (cm)

V 0 :

threshold voltage (V)

V 0a :

characteristic voltage for anodic reaction (V)

V 0c :

characteristic voltage for cathodic reaction (V)

V cell :

voltage applied to unit cell (V)

x, y :

Cartesian coordinates defined in Fig. 1 (cm)

ηP :

power efficiency (dimensionless)

κ:

specific conductivity of solution or conducting paper (Ω-1)*

Φ ma :

inner potential of electrode in anodic region (V)

Φ mc :

inner potential of electrode in cathodic region (V)

Φ sa :

inner potential of solution in anodic region (V)

Φ sc :

inner potential of solution in cathodic region (V)

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  1. Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    Yoshinori Miyazaki & Shiro Yoshizawa

  2. Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    Akira Katagiri

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These units correspond to the two-dimensional model.

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Miyazaki, Y., Katagiri, A. & Yoshizawa, S. Simulation of a packed bipolar cell involving cathodic limiting current and anodic Tafel behaviour. J Appl Electrochem 17, 877–880 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01007826

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