Electrolyte Flow in an External Magnetic Field: A Dimensionless Analysis
Volume 2, Issue 1
LANKA DINUSHKE WEERASIRI , SUBRAT DAS
Published online: 16 March 2016
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Abstract
In this paper, some recent work on the flow induced by an external magnetic field acting on an electrochemical cell is reviewed. Although the influence of the magnetic field on hydrodynamics has been studied for over five decades, magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) remain relatively unfamiliar to all but a few research groups. Different authors have introduced nearly countless dimensionless parameters in electrolytic flow (bubble induced flow) and MHD, but they have been introduced for convenience. The similitude parameter proposed by [1] and [2] has been modified to provide a full set of parameters for electrolytic cells operating under an external magnetic field. The bubble sliding characteristics underneath an inclined plane are studied using copper sulfate solution (as an electrolyte) in a lab-based-scale and discussed.
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