The Current Distribution in an Electrolytic Cell : Application of the Elliptic Integral to the Chemical Engineering

Abstract

The state of the electrical field in an electrolytic cell cannot be explained completely by the electrostatic or electromagnetic theory, because in this field the chemical polarization always appears near the electrode surface. But we will neglect the effects of this polarization, and present the two-dimensional discussions on the forms of the electrolytic cell or field. The effects of the polarization can be introduced very easily by our previous research, so the following discussions will be directly useful from the point of view of the chemical or electrochemical engineering. In this paper, a) A Krebs Amalgam Type Chlorine Cell, b) The Graphite Anode with Many Grooves of a Horizontal Amalgam Type Chlorine Cell, and c) A Rectangular Electrolytic Cell are included.