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. 2020 Dec 19;10(12):442. doi: 10.3390/membranes10120442
Symbols
a Channel width/m
b Channel height/m
C Volumetric molar concentration/mol m3
ck Concentration of mobile charge carriers k/mol m3
Dik Binary diffusion coefficient of species i into k/m2s1
Dh Hydraulic diameter/m
DKn Knudsen diffusion coefficient/m2s1
Eactf Activation energy of forward reaction/kJ mol1
Eactr Activation energy of reverse reaction/kJ mol1
F Faraday constant/96,485.33 C mol1
h Specific molar enthalpy/kJ mol1
hm Mass transfer coefficient/m s1
ik Current density of charge carrier k/A m2
ji Diffusive molar flux of species i/mol s1 m2
kf Forward reaction rate constant/kmol m2s1
kr Reverse reaction rate constant/kmol m2s1
keq Equilibrium constant of reaction/-
Mi Molecular mass of species i/kg kmol1
Ni Absolute molar flux of species i/mol s1 m2
p Pressure/Pa
Q˙ Thermal power/kW m3
R Universal gas constant/8314 J kmol1K1
rpore Average pore radius/μm
r Reaction rate/mol s1 m3
Sh Sherwood number/-
T Temperature/K
t Support thickness/mm
xi Molar fraction of species i/-
vi Velocity/m s1
zk Number of charge carrier k/-
z Transversal coordinate through supported membrane/-
Greek symbols
δm Mass diffusion boundary layer/m
ΔHr° Standard reaction enthalpy/kJ mol1
ϵ Average porosity/-
ϕ Electrostatic potential/V
μk Chemical potential of charge carrier k/V
νi Molecule diffusion volume of species i/-
σk Charge carrier k conductivity/S m1
τ Average tortuosity/-
Acronyms
OTM Oxygen Transport Membrane
MIEC Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductor
ORR Oxygen Reduction Reaction
TPB Triple Phase Boundary
DPB Double Phase Boundary
SFM Stagnant Film Model
DGM Dusty Gas Model
SOFC Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
VSA Vacuum Swing Adsorption
PSA Pressure Swing Adsorption
Subscripts/Superscripts
w Membrane wall
b Gas bulk phase
mix Mixture
Feed (reduction) side
Permeate (oxidation) side
eff Effective property
Kn Knudsen diffusion term