A counter-flow-based dual-electrolyte protocol for multiple electrochemical applications
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Author(s)
Lu, X
Wang, Y
Leung, DYC
Xuan, J
Wang, H
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper reports a computational demonstration and analysis of an innovative counter-flow-based microfluidic unit and its upscaling network, which is compatible with previously developed dual-electrolyte protocols and numerous other electrochemical applications. This design consists of multidimensional T-shaped microchannels that allow the effective formation of primary and secondary counter-flow patterns, which are beneficial for both high-performance regenerative H2/O2 redox cells and flow batteries at a low electrolyte flow-rate operation. This novel design demonstrates the potential to achieve high overall energy throughput and reactivity because of the full utilization of all available reaction sites. A computational study on energy and pressure loss mechanism during scale-out is also examined, thereby advancing the realization of an economical electrolyte-recycling scheme.
Date Issued
2018-02-28
Date Acceptance
2018-02-20
Citation
Applied Energy, 2018, 217, pp.241-248-241-248
ISSN
0306-2619
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
241-248
End Page
241-248
Journal / Book Title
Applied Energy
Volume
217
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Subjects
09 Engineering
14 Economics
Energy
Publication Status
Published