| Latin |
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C0, C0+, C0–
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electrolyte and ion concentrations |
| D |
diffusion coefficient of the electrolyte molecule in dilute solution |
|
diffusion coefficients of the electrolyte molecule inside i-layer |
| F |
Faraday constant |
| hi |
thickness of i-layer |
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h = h1 + h2
|
thickness of the membrane |
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H = h2/h1
|
ratio of membrane layer thicknesses |
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I, i
|
dimension and dimensionless current density |
|
and
|
dimension and dimensionless values of the limiting current densities |
| jm |
transmembrane flux density of electrolyte |
| P |
coefficient of the integral diffusion permeability |
| R |
universal gas constant |
| T |
absolute temperature |
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U, u
|
dimension and dimensionless voltage |
| Greek |
| δ |
thickness of diffusion layers adjacent to both membrane surfaces |
| Δ = δ/(h1 + h2) |
dimensionless thickness of diffusion layers |
| ΔU
|
voltage difference |
| ΔI
|
current density difference |
|
equilibrium distribution coefficients of the electrolyte molecule and individual ions inside membrane i-layer |
|
dimensionless physicochemical parameters |
|
dimension and dimensionless i-layer exchange capacity |
|
effective dimensionless i-layer exchange capacity |
|
dimensionless normalized sum of ions concentration on the right side of the interface between two membrane layers |
| Superscripts |
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s, w
|
related to a membrane oriented by modified layer to solution and water, respectively |
| Subscripts |
| i |
related to membrane layer number i
|
| m |
related to a membrane |
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s, w
|
related to a membrane oriented by modified (1-st) layer to solution (anode) and water (cathode), respectively |
| lim |
related to the limiting current regime |
| ohm |
related to the ohmic part of CVC |
| overlim |
related to the overlimiting current regime |