Effects of pulsating magnetic fields on electrolytic mass transfer around cylindrical cathodes

金沢大学大学院自然科学研究科エコサイクルシステム金沢大学工学部The influence of pulsating magnetic fields on mass transfer was studied experimentally in the electroreduction of ferrocyanide ions around an inclined cylindrical cathode under diffusion-controlled conditions. The mass transfer rate is increased by applying the pulsating magnetic field as well as the static one. The time-averaged enhancement of the mass transfer rate is dependent markedly on duty cycle (ON-time ratio), peak magnetic flux density of the applied pulsating magnetic fields in a range of 20 to 200 mHz, and slightly on its frequency. The mass transfer coefficient was correlated well by two types of non-dimensional regression equations with and without a duty-cycle factor, by using the "magneto-diffusion factor" to express the contribution of the applied magnetic flux density