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dc.contributor.authorBrunner, Daniel-
dc.contributor.authorBoldrini, Marlon-
dc.contributor.authorBoiger, Gernot Kurt-
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-29T13:31:25Z-
dc.date.available2018-05-29T13:31:25Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.issn1750-9548de_CH
dc.identifier.issn2048-3961de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/6199-
dc.description.abstractHigh purity copper, suitable for electrical applications, can only be obtained by electro-winning. The hallmark of this process is its self-induced natural convection through density variations of the electrolyte at both anode and cathode. In order to accelerate the process, first its full dynamic complexity needs to be understood. Thus, an OpenFoamĀ®-based 2D model has been created. This finite-volume multiphysics approach solves the laminar momentum and copper-ion species conservation equations, as well as local copper-ion conversion kinetics. It uses a Boussinesq approximation to simulate the species-momentum coupling, namely natural draft forces induced by variations of the spatial copper concentration within the fluid. The model shows good agreement with benchmark-cases of real-life electrochemical cells found in literature. An additional flow was imposed at the bottom of a small-scale electrochemical cell in order to increase the ionic transport and thereby increase the overall performance of the cell. In a small-scale electrochemical cell in strictly laminar flow, the overall performance could be increased and stratification decreased.de_CH
dc.language.isodede_CH
dc.publisherInternational Society of Multiphysicsde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofThe International Journal of Multiphysicsde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectOpenFoamde_CH
dc.subjectElectrolysisde_CH
dc.subjectCFDde_CH
dc.subjectCopper raffinationde_CH
dc.subject.ddc540: Chemiede_CH
dc.titleModel based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cellde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Engineeringde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitute of Computational Physics (ICP)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-3694-
dc.identifier.doi10.21152/1750-9548.11.1.97de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue1de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end111de_CH
zhaw.pages.start97de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume11de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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Brunner, D., Boldrini, M., & Boiger, G. K. (2017). Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell. The International Journal of Multiphysics, 11(1), 97–111. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3694
Brunner, D., Boldrini, M. and Boiger, G.K. (2017) ‘Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell’, The International Journal of Multiphysics, 11(1), pp. 97–111. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3694.
D. Brunner, M. Boldrini, and G. K. Boiger, “Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell,” The International Journal of Multiphysics, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 97–111, 2017, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3694.
BRUNNER, Daniel, Marlon BOLDRINI und Gernot Kurt BOIGER, 2017. Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell. The International Journal of Multiphysics. 2017. Bd. 11, Nr. 1, S. 97–111. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-3694
Brunner, Daniel, Marlon Boldrini, and Gernot Kurt Boiger. 2017. “Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell.” The International Journal of Multiphysics 11 (1): 97–111. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3694.
Brunner, Daniel, et al. “Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell.” The International Journal of Multiphysics, vol. 11, no. 1, 2017, pp. 97–111, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3694.


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