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A study on the channel design of bipolar plate of electrolytic cell of hydrogen gas generation system by flow dynamic simulation

수소가스발생 장치의 전해조 분라판의 유로설계에 관한 전산모사 연구

  • 조현학 (창원대학교 공과대학 화공시스템공학과) ;
  • 장봉재 (EM Korea (주)) ;
  • 송주영 (창원대학교 공과대학 화공시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2010.04.13
  • Accepted : 2010.06.16
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

This study is focused on the channel design of bipolar plate in the electrode of hydrogen gas generator. The characteristics of hydrogen gas generation was studied in view of efficiency of hydrogen gas generation rate and a tendency of gas flow through the riv design of electrode. Since the flow rate of generated gas is the most crucial in determining the efficiency of hydrogen gas generator, we adopted the commercial analytical program of COMSOL $Multiphysics^{TM}$ to calculate the theoretical flow rate of hydrogen gas from the outlet of gas generator.

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