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A counter-flow-based dual-electrolyte protocol for multiple electrochemical applications

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Title: A counter-flow-based dual-electrolyte protocol for multiple electrochemical applications
Authors: Lu, X
Wang, Y
Leung, DYC
Xuan, J
Wang, H
Item 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.
Issue Date: 28-Feb-2018
Date of Acceptance: 20-Feb-2018
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57525
DOI: https|://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.134
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/
Keywords: 09 Engineering
14 Economics
Energy
Publication Status: Published
Appears in Collections:Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering