dc.contributor.author |
Lao, Liyun |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ramshaw, C. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Yeung, Hoi |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-10-14T23:06:04Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-10-14T23:06:04Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-06-30T00:00:00Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
L. Lao, C. Ramshaw and H. Yeung. Process intensification: water electrolysis in a centrifugal acceleration field. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Volume 41, number 6, 2011, pp645-656 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0021-891X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10800-011-0275-2 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/6464 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Intensification of hydrogen production by carrying out water electrolysis in a
centrifugal acceleration field has been demonstrated. A prototype single cell
rotary water electrolyser was constructed, and a number of design challenges
with regard to the practical application were addressed. The rotary electrolyser
was tested over a range of current density, centrifugal acceleration,
electrolyte concentration, temperature, and electrode geometry. The test results
showed that at normal cell operating conditions (7.7M KOH solution, 348K) much
of the cell voltage benefits were achieved at an acceleration of about 16g
(g=9.81ms-2), equivalent to a rotational speed of 500rpm (revolution per minute)
for the rotary cell. The rotary electrolyser cell voltage was about 0.25-0.5V,
less than the equivalent static cell under similar operating conditions,
depending on the current density. The cell voltages achieved, without an
effective electrode catalytic coating, were comparable with typical industrial
values of fully developed pressurised cells. At a higher acceleration of 41g,
the rotary cell's current density can be up to 13.5kAm-2 without causing gas
bubble blinding of the membranes and electrodes. When comparing with typical
current densities (about 5kAm-2) found in commercial systems, this study
demonstrated the potential of intensification. |
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en_UK |
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dc.publisher |
Springer Science Business Media |
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dc.subject |
Centrifugal field |
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dc.subject |
Process intensification |
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dc.subject |
Water electrolysis |
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dc.subject |
Hydrogen production |
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dc.title |
Process intensification: water electrolysis in a centrifugal acceleration field |
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dc.type |
Article |
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