Non-Steady-State Natural Convection in a Model Electrochemical System with Vertical and Horizontal Plane Electrodes

Non-steady-state mass-transfer processes in the electrochemical cells of rectangular cross-section with vertical and horizontal electrodes under the conditions of natural convection are simulated numerically taking into account the diffusion and convection of solely ions discharging at the electrode under limiting-current conditions. The interrelated time variations of the limiting current density at various ratios of the electrode height (length) to the interelectrode distance and the distributions of ion concentration and hydrodynamic velocity over the cell are determined.