화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.139, No.1, 85-96, 1998
The effect of ion-conducting spacers on mass transfer - numerical analysis and concentration field visualization by means of laser interferometry
Mathematical model is developed for the study of mass transfer processes under the laminar stationary flow in the channels of electromembrane system formed by alternating cation-and anion-exchange membranes at whose surfaces the ion-conducting spacers are fixed. The results of calculations are given of velocity and concentration fields, of current density distribution along the channel length for some values of Reynolds number and the values of the applied voltage. The comparison is made between the calculated mass transfer characteristics and the experimental data obtained by means of laser interferometry.