On Current Density and Excess Power Density in Electrolysis Experiments
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title |
On Current Density and Excess Power Density in Electrolysis Experiments |
| Author(s) | Dan Chicea |
| Keywords | Electrolysis, Electrodes, Electrolyte, Metal foil |
| Published | 2002 |
| Journal | None |
Abstract
Results of a study of an electrolytic device that can produce excess power are presented. The power calibration procedure used for the experiments and the data analysis procedure is briefly described in this paper. Different combinations of cathode and electrolyte were investigated. Thin foils of different pure metals were and thin spattered layers of different pure metals on different substrates were used as cathodes. Excess power results, the power density and details on the combinations of cathode and electrolyte are also presented. The results reveal that a higher excess power density was obtained using thin film metal cathodes than thin foils. Another interesting result is that the excess power density appears to be correlated with the current density along the cathode. Although the data points are in ranges that are different of each other with orders of magnitude, the slopes of the lines that are fitted on the data points comparable, within the experimental errors.
