Abstract
A methodology was developed for optimizing electrolytic cells described by a potential field distribution along with material, voltage, and economic balance equations. The cell consisted of two flow-through porous electrodes separated by a membrane. The model consisted of two nonlinear differential equations, 19 variables, eight equality constraints, and five inequality constraints. The optimum solutions were obtained for simple economic objectives with use of a successive quadratic programming method. The sensitivity of the optimum to operating variables and design constraints was found with the use of Lagrange multipliers.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1105-1111 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the Electrochemical Society |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Electrochemistry
- Materials Chemistry