期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 44, 期 41, 页码 22780-22786出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.07.024
关键词
Porous electrode; Water electrolysis; Micro-magnetohydrodynamic convection; Energy efficiency
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51706190, 51676020]
- Young Scholars Development Fund of SWPU [201699010120]
The porous electrodes (Ni, Cu) with 110 pores per inch (PPI) are adopted in water electrolysis for hydrogen production under normal-to-electrode magnetic field. The result shows that the voltage drop between electrodes can be reduced up to 2.5% under 0.9 T field, and the electric energy efficiency is improved correspondingly. Based on the numerical simulation method, the micro-magnetohydrodynamic (micro-MHD) convection induced by Lorentz force within the porous structure is found. The results showed that although the apparent current direction is parallel to magnetic field outside the porous electrode, the electric field may be distorted within the porous structure, and the Lorentz force is involved near the rib of the micro structure where the current is not parallel to the magnetic field any more. Micro-MHD plays the role of strengthening the mass transfer and facilitating bubble to eject from the porous structure, which results in the cell voltage decreasing. The combined application of porous electrode and magnetic field should be potential to further improve energy efficiency of water electrolysis for hydrogen production. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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