Optimization of electrolytic cells
A methodology was developed for optimizing electrolytic cells described by a potential field distribution along with material, voltage, and economic balance equations. In the present study, the cell consisted of two flow-through porous electrodes separated by a membrane. The model consisted of two nonlinear differential equations, 1 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. The method may be applied to an electrolytic cell which can be modeled by a combination of differential, algebraic, and polynomial (curve-fit) equations.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
- OSTI ID:
- 6401354
- Journal Information:
- J. Electrochem. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 132:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
OPTIMIZATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELECTRODES
FILTERS
LAGRANGE EQUATIONS
OPERATION
PROGRAMMING
QUADRATURES
EQUATIONS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
SIMULATION
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