CN216972702U - Novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with optimized structure and electrolytic unit containing same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure and an electrolytic unit comprising the same, wherein the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure comprises: comprises an electrode frame and a main electrode plate; a main polar plate is arranged in the electrode frame, and the electrode frame and the main polar plate form a liquid storage cavity; the electrode frame is provided with a liquid inlet flow passage and a gas-liquid outlet flow passage; an inlet distributor is arranged on the side surface of the main pole plate, which is positioned in the liquid storage cavity, close to the liquid inlet runner, the middle of the main pole plate is provided with a middle-section fluid accelerator, and the rest part of the main pole plate is provided with a plurality of liquid distribution units which are arranged in a concave-convex mode. The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure has uniform flow velocity distribution when liquid flows through, can accelerate the transportation and discharge of bubbles, reduce the retention time of the bubbles in the chamber, strengthen the mass transfer process of hydrogen production reaction and improve the hydrogen production efficiency of the system.

Description

Novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with optimized structure and electrolytic unit containing same

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the field of electrolytic hydrogen production, and particularly relates to a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure and an electrolytic unit containing the electrode plate.

Background

The hydrogen energy is a novel clean energy, only water is finally generated in the hydrogen energy utilization process, and pollutants and carbon dioxide emission are avoided. Therefore, the development of hydrogen energy technology is imperative in the current situation of the great development of clean energy and the large history background of 'carbon peak arrival', 'carbon neutralization'. At present, hydrogen production by electrolysis of water is the most common and only one large-scale commercial operation of hydrogen production methods. The structure of the electrolytic cell determines the flow distribution of the electrolyte, and has important influence on the efficiency of the electrolytic hydrogen production process. The surface of a main electrode plate in an electrolysis unit (cell) of a filter-press type electrolytic cell which is commercially available at present mostly adopts a structure (a convex structure) with alternate concave and convex parts, as shown in fig. 1. The structure is designed originally, on one hand, the polar plates on two sides can form multi-point contact in a top-to-top mode; on the other hand, the disturbance degree of the flow is increased, the concentration difference of electrolyte at each position in the flow channel is reduced, and the electrolyte is distributed more uniformly. However, in practical application, the electrode plate with the mastoid structure has the following disadvantages:

1. the traditional electrode plate has no inlet distribution structure, the flow rate of the alkali liquor flowing in the central position is large, the flow rates on two sides are small, as shown in fig. 2, the alkali liquor flow rate is obviously uneven on the electrode plate (the speed difference CV of the section line near the inlet is 2.0), and the hydrogen production efficiency is reduced.

2. The distribution of the liquid is weaker in the breast-convex structure. The alkali liquor flows in at the lower end of the electrolysis unit (small chamber), and when meeting the mastoid structure, most of the alkali liquor forms a bypass flow and continues to flow in the original direction, as shown in figure 3. This will lead to the alkali liquor to have great difference in the velocity distribution on the plate electrode cross-section, namely the regional velocity of flow of polar plate central authorities is great, and the regional velocity of flow of both sides is less, then further leads to the inhomogeneous of cell inside alkali liquor concentration, and the regional bubble/heat of polar plate both sides is difficult for alkali liquor to take out, and along with the increase of electrolysis trough size, the inhomogeneous distribution of alkali liquor velocity of flow is more serious, will hinder the development of electrolysis trough equipment macro-scale greatly.

3. The concave-convex structure on the surface of the polar plate enables the polar plates on two sides to be in top-to-top contact, namely the polar plates are not in complete contact, along with the electrolysis, a large amount of bubbles generated by the small chamber move to the positions near the concave-convex top points, the contact resistance of the polar plates can be increased, and the electrolysis energy consumption is increased.

4. When the bubbles in the electrolysis unit pass through the concave-convex structure, the bubbles are possibly clamped in the concave part, so that the retention time of the bubbles is increased, and the electrolysis energy consumption is increased.

5. The bubbles flow to the outlet along with the alkali liquor after being generated on the polar plate, and because the flow velocity of the alkali liquor is lower near the wall surface, the bubbles close to the wall surface can be attached to the polar plate to form a bubble layer with different thicknesses, as shown in figure 4. The bubble adhesion on the wall surface hinders the discharge of bubbles, and increases the electrode resistance, reducing the electrolysis efficiency.

In summary, a new electrode plate structure is needed to overcome the defects of the existing electrode plate.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure, wherein an inlet distributor is disposed at a liquid inlet flow channel on a main electrode plate, so as to effectively redistribute the inflowing alkali liquid and increase the uniformity of flow velocity distribution; the arrangement of the middle-section fluid accelerator can effectively improve the flow velocity of the alkali liquor, play a role in cleaning a bubble layer, accelerate the discharge of bubbles along with the alkali liquor, also contribute to timely heat dissipation and improve the hydrogen production efficiency; the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode play a role in transverse distribution of flowing alkali liquor, the alkali liquor is promoted to be uniformly distributed on the main pole plate, meanwhile, the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode can generate fluid disturbance in two vertical and transverse directions, the turbulence degree of flowing is greatly increased, bubble transportation can be accelerated, the residence time of bubbles in the cavity is shortened, the mass transfer process of hydrogen production reaction is strengthened, and the hydrogen production efficiency of the system is improved.

Another object of the utility model is to propose an electrolysis cell.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure, including: comprises an electrode frame and a main electrode plate; the electrode frame is internally provided with a main electrode plate, and the main electrode plate form a liquid storage cavity; the electrode frame is provided with a liquid inlet flow passage and a gas-liquid outlet flow passage; an inlet distributor is arranged on the side surface of the main pole plate, which is positioned in the liquid storage cavity, close to the liquid inlet runner, the middle of the main pole plate is provided with a middle-section fluid accelerator, and the rest part of the main pole plate is provided with a plurality of liquid distribution units which are arranged in a concave-convex mode.

According to the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure, the inlet distributor is arranged at the liquid inlet runner on the main electrode plate, so that the inflowing alkali liquor can be effectively redistributed, and the uniformity of flow velocity distribution is improved; the arrangement of the middle-section fluid accelerator can effectively improve the flow velocity of the alkali liquor, play a role in cleaning a bubble layer, accelerate the discharge of bubbles along with the alkali liquor, also contribute to timely heat dissipation and improve the hydrogen production efficiency; the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode play a role in transverse distribution of flowing alkali liquor, the alkali liquor is promoted to be uniformly distributed on the main pole plate, meanwhile, the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode can generate fluid disturbance in two vertical and transverse directions, the turbulence degree of flowing is greatly increased, bubble transportation can be accelerated, the residence time of bubbles in the cavity is shortened, the mass transfer process of hydrogen production reaction is strengthened, and the hydrogen production efficiency of the system is improved.

In addition, the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure provided by the embodiment of the utility model can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

in one embodiment of the utility model, the liquid inlet channel and the gas-liquid outlet channel are arranged oppositely, and the liquid inlet channel and the gas-liquid outlet channel are both arranged along the depth direction of the liquid storage cavity.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the inlet distributor comprises a plurality of sub-distributors arranged in rows at a distance from each other.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the distribution density of the plurality of sub-distributors is greater than the distribution density of the plurality of liquid distribution units.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sub-distributors of two adjacent rows are staggered.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sub-distributor is one of a cylindrical structure unit, a conical structure unit, a prismatic structure unit, or a circular truncated cone structure unit.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the central line of the overall length direction of the midsection fluid accelerator is coincident with the central line of the main polar plate or is positioned between the central line of the main polar plate and the inlet distributor.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the mid-section fluid accelerator comprises a plurality of cubic structures, the plurality of cubic structures are arranged in a row, and a space is left between two adjacent cubic structures.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the spacing between two adjacent cubic structures is smaller than the spacing between two adjacent liquid distribution units.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the spacing between two adjacent cubic structures is less than or equal to 5 mm.

In one embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of raised liquid distribution elements are spaced apart in rows and a plurality of recessed liquid distribution elements are spaced apart in rows; the convex liquid distribution units arranged in rows and the concave liquid distribution units arranged in rows are mutually parallel and arranged at intervals; the convex liquid distribution units and the concave liquid distribution units in two adjacent rows are arranged at intervals or in one-to-one correspondence.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the liquid distribution unit is a diamond-shaped unit, and one diagonal line of the diamond-shaped unit is parallel to the direction of liquid flowing through the main polar plate.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the liquid distribution units are projections or grooves formed on the main pole plate by means of cold rolling and deep drawing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the electrode frame is ring-shaped; the main pole plate is embedded in the inner circumference of the pole frame and the main pole plate and the pole frame are welded into a whole.

In order to achieve the above object, the second embodiment of the utility model provides an electrolysis unit, which comprises the novel electrolysis cell electrode plate and the electrode with the optimized structure; the electrode covers the main polar plate of the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure from one side of the liquid storage cavity, and is tightly attached to the plurality of convex liquid distribution units.

According to the electrolysis unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the electrodes are tightly attached to the plurality of convex liquid distribution units, so that the close contact between surfaces can be realized, and the increase of contact resistance caused by passing of bubbles is avoided.

In one embodiment of the utility model, the electrode is a nickel mesh.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is an electrode plate of a conventional electrolytic cell with a mastoid structure.

FIG. 2 is a y-direction velocity profile of a conventional plate near the entrance cut-off.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the distribution of the alkali liquid flowing through the front and back of the mastoid structure.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a state where air bubbles are attached to a conventional electrode plate.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure according to one embodiment of the utility model (two adjacent rows of liquid distribution units are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode).

FIG. 6 is a top view of a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure according to one embodiment of the utility model (two adjacent rows of liquid distribution units are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence).

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the inlet distributor portion of fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of the mid-stream fluid accelerator location of fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line a-a in fig. 6.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken in the direction B-B in fig. 6.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in fig. 6.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken in the direction D-D in fig. 6.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken in the direction of E-E in fig. 6.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken in the direction H-H in fig. 6.

FIG. 15 is a top view of a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure according to another embodiment of the utility model (two adjacent rows of liquid distribution units are arranged at intervals).

FIG. 16 is a flow field velocity vector diagram of the vicinity of a liquid distribution unit in the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure according to an embodiment of the utility model when the liquid distribution unit adopts a diamond-shaped unit.

Figure 17 is the results of a simulation of the flow field of a novel electrolyzer electrode plate of optimized configuration in accordance with one embodiment of the utility model.

FIG. 18 is a y-direction velocity profile across the inlet cross-section of a liquid inlet flow channel near the inlet distributor of a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate inlet with an optimized configuration in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a structural view of a novel electrolytic cell electrode plate of an optimized structure according to an embodiment of the present invention in use (which is also a structural view of an electrolytic cell according to an embodiment of the present invention, taken along a longitudinal section of a liquid distributor and a mid-stage accelerator).

Reference numerals:

1-an electrode frame; 2-a main pole plate; 3-a liquid inlet flow channel; 4-gas-liquid outlet flow channel; 5-an inlet distributor; 501-a sub-distributor; 6-a mid-section fluid accelerator; 601-cubic structure; 7-a liquid storage cavity; 8-a liquid distribution unit; 9-electrode.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate and the electrolytic cell with the optimized structure of the embodiment of the utility model are described below by combining the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 5, 6, 9, 13 and 14, the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: comprises an electrode frame 1 and a main electrode plate 2; the electrode frame 1 is internally provided with a main electrode plate 1, and the main electrode plate form a liquid storage cavity 7; a liquid inlet flow passage 3 and a gas-liquid outlet flow passage 4 are arranged on the electrode frame 1; an inlet distributor 5 is arranged on the surface of one side of the main pole plate 2, which is positioned in the liquid storage cavity 7, and is close to the liquid inlet flow channel 3, a middle section fluid accelerator 6 is arranged in the middle, and a plurality of liquid distribution units 8 which are arranged in a concave-convex mode are arranged on the rest parts.

It can be understood that when the hydrogen is produced by electrolyzing water, the alkali liquor enters from the liquid inlet flow channel and flows through the main polar plate uniformly in the gaps of the liquid distribution units, the liquid distribution units are arranged in a concave-convex mode, so that the alkali liquor can be distributed uniformly in the direction parallel to the surface of the main polar plate, and the alkali liquor can disturb the fluid in the direction vertical to the surface of the main polar plate when flowing through the main polar plate due to the fact that the liquid distribution units are provided with the protrusions and the recesses.

According to the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure, the inlet distributor is arranged at the liquid inlet runner on the main electrode plate, so that the inflowing alkali liquor can be effectively redistributed, and the uniformity of flow velocity distribution is improved; the arrangement of the middle-section fluid accelerator can effectively improve the flow velocity of the alkali liquor, play a role in cleaning a bubble layer, accelerate the discharge of bubbles along with the alkali liquor, also contribute to timely heat dissipation and improve the hydrogen production efficiency; the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode play a role in transverse distribution of flowing alkali liquor, the alkali liquor is promoted to be uniformly distributed on the main pole plate, meanwhile, the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode can generate fluid disturbance in two vertical and transverse directions, the turbulence degree of flowing is greatly increased, bubble transportation can be accelerated, the residence time of bubbles in the cavity is shortened, the mass transfer process of hydrogen production reaction is strengthened, and the hydrogen production efficiency of the system is improved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the liquid inlet channel 3 and the gas liquid outlet channel 4 are disposed opposite to each other, and the liquid inlet channel 3 and the gas liquid outlet channel 4 are both disposed along the depth direction of the reservoir chamber 7 and communicate with the reservoir chamber 7 (as shown in fig. 14). It should be noted that the liquid inlet channel 3 and the gas-liquid outlet channel 4 are both arranged on the surface of the electrode frame 1, which is far away from the main electrode plate and is located on the side in the liquid storage cavity 7.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5-7, the inlet distributor 5 comprises a plurality of sub-distributors 501, the plurality of sub-distributors 501 being arranged in a row at a distance from each other. The plurality of sub-distributors 501 may be arranged in a plurality of rows, and 3-6 rows may be arranged in the direction from the liquid inlet channel to the middle fluid accelerator according to the size of the main electrode plate. It should be noted that the plurality of sub-distributors 501 may be arranged in only one row, but then the distribution effect on the liquid flowing through the main plate is relatively reduced.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sub-distributor 501 may be one of a cylindrical structure unit, a conical structure unit, a prismatic structure unit or a truncated cone structure unit, but it is calculated that the inlet distributor formed by the cylindrical structure unit array has lower resistance and better distribution effect, and therefore, the sub-distributor is preferably a cylindrical structure unit, as shown in fig. 7. Specifically, the sub-distributor 501 may be selected from a cylindrical, conical, prismatic, or truncated conical protrusion, but a cylindrical protrusion is preferable. It should be noted that the height (or length) of the sub-distributors cannot exceed the depth of the reservoir, and the height (or length) along the depth direction of the reservoir may be less than or equal to the height (or length) along the depth direction of the reservoir of the raised liquid distribution unit. In addition, as shown in fig. 5-7, the inlet distributor sub-distributors should be as full as possible of the main plate width.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, in order to achieve a good distribution of the inflow liquid (such as lye), the plurality of sub-distributors 501 are arranged densely, and the distribution density thereof is greater than that of the plurality of liquid distribution units 8. Preferably, the sub-distributors 501 in two adjacent rows are arranged in a staggered manner, and the sub-distributors are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the sub-distributors, so that a better distribution effect can be achieved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the central line of the middle fluid accelerator 6 in the whole length direction coincides with the central line of the main polar plate 2 or is located between the central line of the main polar plate 2 and the inlet distributor 5, and the central line close to the main polar plate 2 is used as an optimal structure.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, 6 and 8, the mid-section fluid accelerator 6 includes several cubic structures 601, which may be rectangular parallelepiped or cube-shaped protrusions. Several cubic structures 601 are arranged in a row, and a space (i.e. a slit) is left between two adjacent cubic structures 601, which is smaller than the space between two adjacent liquid distribution units 8. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the acceleration of the liquid (such as lye), the spacing between two adjacent cubic structures 601 is required to be less than or equal to 5 mm. When liquid (such as lye) flows through, the cross-sectional area of the slits between two adjacent cubic structures 601 is sharply reduced, so that the flow velocity is greatly increased, and the flow velocity plays a role of cleaning a bubble layer, and is helpful for accelerating the discharge of bubbles along with the liquid (such as lye) (as shown in FIG. 17). Simulation results show that after passing through the middle-section fluid accelerator, the flow velocity of the alkali liquor at the slit can reach more than 2 times of the original flow velocity. It should be noted that the narrower the spacing between two adjacent cubic structures, the more obvious the acceleration effect, but the larger the pressure drop (energy loss), the more adjustable it is actually according to the flow rate. In addition, the height (or length) of the cubic structures cannot exceed the depth of the liquid storage cavity, and the height (or length) of the cubic structures along the depth direction of the liquid storage cavity can be smaller than or equal to the height (or length) of the raised liquid distribution units along the depth direction of the liquid storage cavity.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, 6, 9-12, a plurality of raised liquid distribution elements 8 are spaced apart in rows, and a plurality of recessed liquid distribution elements 8 are spaced apart in rows; the rows of raised liquid distribution units 8 are parallel to the rows of recessed liquid distribution units 8, and are spaced apart from each other. It should be noted that, the "convex" and the "concave" are opposite, and both refer to the main pole plate surface, the former is distributed toward the side close to the liquid storage cavity, and the latter is distributed toward the side far from the liquid storage cavity. The convex liquid distribution unit can be provided with a plurality of rows, the concave liquid distribution unit can also be provided with a plurality of rows, the rows of the convex liquid distribution unit and the concave liquid distribution unit are respectively based on the size of the main polar plate, the larger the size of the main polar plate is, the more the rows are, and the less the rows are. But it is necessary to ensure that each row of raised liquid distribution elements is flanked by a row of recessed liquid distribution elements.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the convex liquid distribution elements 8 and the concave liquid distribution elements 8 in two adjacent rows are spaced apart (as shown in fig. 15) or are positioned in a one-to-one correspondence (as shown in fig. 5 and 6). The convex liquid distribution units and the concave liquid distribution units in two adjacent rows are arranged at intervals, namely, each convex liquid distribution unit is arranged at intervals with the concave liquid distribution unit adjacent to the convex liquid distribution unit. The positions of the convex liquid distribution units and the concave liquid distribution units in two adjacent rows are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, that is, the convex liquid distribution units and the concave liquid distribution units corresponding to the positions of the two adjacent rows are located in the same column, as shown in fig. 11 and 12. The distance between two adjacent rows of liquid distribution units and the distance between two adjacent liquid distribution units in the same row may be equal or different, but preferably, the distance between two adjacent rows of liquid distribution units is equal to the distance between two adjacent liquid distribution units in the same row. The distance between two convex liquid distribution units belonging to the same row is equal to the distance between two concave liquid distribution units belonging to the same row.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the liquid distribution units 8 are projections or grooves formed on the main plate by cold rolling and deep drawing. It can be understood that, by means of cold rolling and deep drawing, the two opposite sides of the main pole plate are respectively processed, when the concave liquid distribution unit is formed on one side of the drawing, namely, the convex liquid distribution unit is formed on the other side, and vice versa, so that a plurality of liquid distribution units in concave-convex arrangement are formed on the surface of the main pole plate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the liquid distribution unit 8 is a diamond unit, and the simulation result shows (fig. 16), the diamond unit can effectively increase the lateral distribution of the alkali liquid, accelerate the alkali liquid flow at the two side portions of the main pole plate, and promote the uniform distribution of the speed of the alkali liquid on the main pole plate. Preferably, the liquid distribution units 8 are diamond-shaped protrusions or diamond-shaped grooves formed on the main pole plate 2 by means of cold rolling and deep drawing. One diagonal line of the liquid distribution unit 8 is parallel to the direction of liquid (such as lye) flowing through the main plate 2, and it can be understood that, because the liquid distribution unit is diamond-shaped, the other diagonal line thereof is always perpendicular to the direction of liquid flowing through the main plate. The side length of the liquid distribution unit 8 can be selected according to the diameter of the main electrode plate, but the minimum 15 liquid distribution units 8 are distributed on the diameter length of the main electrode plate, so that the size of the liquid distribution unit 8 (namely, a diamond unit) can be calculated. For example, in some embodiments, the liquid distribution unit 8 has sides between 5-20mm in length. In addition, the lengths of the two diagonal lines of the plurality of liquid distribution units 8 may be the same or different, but in order to ensure a good distribution effect, the length of the diagonal line parallel to the flow direction of the liquid flowing through the main plate in the plurality of liquid distribution units 8 needs to be 1 to 1.5 times the length of the other diagonal line of the liquid distribution unit 8 itself. When the lengths of the two diagonal lines of the liquid distribution unit 8 are equal, the included angle between the diagonal line parallel to the flow direction of the liquid flowing through the main plate and the two adjacent side lines in the liquid distribution unit 8 is 45 °, that is, the liquid distribution unit 8 is square.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the electrode frame 1 has a ring shape; the main electrode plate 2 is embedded in the inner circumference of the electrode frame 1, and the two are welded into a whole. The main electrode plate 2 may be disposed coaxially with the electrode frame 1, or may have a slight angle therebetween as needed. When an included angle exists, the main polar plate 2 inclines from one side of the liquid inlet flow channel 3 to one side of the gas-liquid outlet flow channel 4, so that the resistance of fluid flowing through the main polar plate is not increased, and the effect of uniform distribution of the liquid is not damaged. In one embodiment of the present invention, the electrode frame 1 may be made of steel, and the main electrode plate 2 may be made of steel plate.

When in use, the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure of the embodiment of the utility model and the nickel screen electrode 9 covered on the liquid storage cavity 7 from one side (the nickel screen electrode 9 is covered on the main electrode plate 2, and the nickel screen electrode is tightly attached to a plurality of convex liquid distribution units on the main electrode plate) are fastened to form a corresponding electrolytic cell (electrolytic unit), as shown in fig. 19. The raw material alkali liquor flows in through the alkali liquor inlet flow passage 3, the electrolysis reaction is carried out in the electrolysis unit to generate hydrogen or oxygen, and then the mixture of the alkali liquor and the gas flows out from the gas-liquid outlet flow passage 4 and enters the next working section. In the whole working process, the inlet distributor can effectively redistribute the inflowing alkali liquor, so that the uniformity of flow velocity distribution is increased; the middle-section fluid accelerator can effectively improve the flow velocity of the alkali liquor, plays a role in cleaning a bubble layer, accelerates the discharge of bubbles along with the alkali liquor, is also beneficial to timely heat dissipation and improves the hydrogen production efficiency; the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex manner play a role in transversely distributing the flowing alkali liquor, and promote the uniform distribution of the alkali liquor on the main pole plate; meanwhile, the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode can generate fluid disturbance in the vertical direction and the transverse direction, the turbulence degree of flow is greatly increased, bubble transportation can be accelerated, the retention time of bubbles in the cavity is shortened, the mass transfer process of hydrogen production reaction is enhanced, and the hydrogen production efficiency of the system is improved. In addition, the nickel screen material electrode is tightly attached to the plurality of convex liquid distribution units on the main polar plate, so that the nickel screen material electrode can be in close contact with the surface of the main polar plate 2, and the increase of contact resistance caused by passing of bubbles is avoided.

The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure can be used in the field of hydrogen production by water electrolysis, such as an electrolysis unit and an electrolytic hydrogen production system.

As shown in fig. 19, an electrolysis unit comprising the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate and electrode 9 of the optimized structure of the above embodiment; the electrode 9 covers the main electrode plate 2 of the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure from one side of the liquid storage cavity 7, and the electrode 9 is tightly attached to the plurality of convex liquid distribution units 8; the electrode 9 may be a metal mesh, preferably a nickel mesh.

According to the electrolysis unit provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the electrode is tightly attached to the plurality of convex liquid distribution units on the main polar plate, so that the electrode can be in close contact with the surface of the main polar plate 2, and the increase of contact resistance caused by passing of bubbles is avoided.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention is described below in conjunction with fig. 5-14 and 16-19.

As shown in fig. 5-14, the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure comprises an annular steel electrode frame 1, wherein a main electrode plate 2 is welded in the inner circumference of the electrode frame 1, and the main electrode plate 2 is a steel plate. The main polar plate 2 and the electrode frame 1 are both arranged in parallel with the horizontal plane, and the upper surface of the main polar plate 2 and the side wall of the electrode frame 1 form a liquid storage cavity 7. As shown in fig. 5 and 6, two opposite sides of the top of the electrode frame 1 are respectively provided with a liquid inlet channel 3 and a liquid outlet channel 4, the liquid inlet channel 3 and the liquid outlet channel 4 are both in a cylinder and cuboid combined figure, and one side adjacent to the liquid storage cavity 7 is in a cuboid shape. The depths of the cuboid parts of the liquid inlet channel 3 and the liquid outlet channel 4 extend from the top of the electrode frame 1 to the upper surface of the main electrode plate 2, the depths of the cylindrical parts extend from the top of the electrode frame 1 to the bottom of the electrode frame 1, and the lengths of the liquid inlet channel 3 and the liquid outlet channel 4 extend from the middle part of the electrode frame 1 to the liquid storage cavity 7 and are communicated with the liquid storage cavity 7 (as shown in fig. 14, 5 and 6).

As shown in fig. 5, 6, 9 and 13, an inlet distributor 5 is arranged on the upper surface of the electrode plate 2 near the liquid inlet flow channel 3, a middle fluid accelerator 6 is arranged in the middle, and a plurality of liquid distribution units 8 which are arranged in a concave-convex manner are arranged on the rest part.

As shown in fig. 7, the inlet distributor 5 is composed of a plurality of sub-distributors 501 densely arranged, each of the plurality of sub-distributors 501 is a cylindrical structural unit, specifically, a plurality of cylindrical protrusions formed on the surface of the main pole plate 2 by cold rolling and deep drawing; a plurality of sub-distributors 501 are arranged in rows at certain intervals, 3 rows are arranged in total, and the 3 rows of sub-distributors 501 are all arranged along the whole width direction of the corresponding position of the main pole plate 2 in the row where they are located. The distance between two adjacent sub-distributors is smaller than the distance between two adjacent liquid distribution units. The diameter of the sub-distributors (i.e. cylindrical protrusions) may also be chosen from between 5-20mm depending on the actual situation. The distance between the centers of two adjacent sub-distributors (i.e. cylindrical protrusions) is slightly larger than the diameter of the sub-distributors, specifically: the distance between the centers of circles of two adjacent sub-distributors (namely, cylindrical bulges) positioned in the same row is 1.25 to 1.5 times of the diameter of the sub-distributor (namely, the cylindrical bulge). Two adjacent rows of sub-distributors 501 are arranged in a staggered manner (i.e. arranged at intervals), that is, the center of the cylinder of the previous row of sub-distributors is located on the perpendicular bisector of the connecting line of the centers of the cylinders of the two adjacent sub-distributors in the next row. The distance between the circle centers of two adjacent rows of sub-distributors (namely cylindrical bulges) is also 1.25 to 1.5 times of the diameter of the sub-distributors. The simulation results show (fig. 18) that the inlet distributor can greatly improve the uniformity of the flow velocity distribution of the alkali liquor inlet (the transversal velocity difference CV near the inlet is 0.78).

As shown in fig. 8, the center line of the entire length direction of the center-stage fluid accelerator 6 coincides with the center line of the main pole plate 2. The middle section fluid accelerator 6 comprises a plurality of cubic structures 601, wherein the plurality of cubic structures 601 are arranged in a row, and a space is reserved between two adjacent cubic structures 601. The cuboid structures are cuboid protrusions formed on the surface of the main pole plate 2 in a cold rolling deep drawing mode, the width of each cuboid protrusion is 1-1.5 times that of the liquid distribution unit, and the length of each cuboid protrusion is 5 times that of each liquid distribution unit. The distance between the cubic structures 601 is smaller than the distance between two adjacent liquid distribution units 8, and is 1-1.5 mm.

As shown in fig. 6, a plurality of liquid distribution units 8 arranged in a concave-convex manner are uniformly distributed, specifically, between the inlet distributor 5 and the middle-stage fluid accelerator 6, from the side next to the inlet distributor 5, a first row of convex liquid distribution units 8, a first row of concave liquid distribution units 8, a second row of convex liquid distribution units 8, and a second row of concave liquid distribution units 8 … … are sequentially arranged on the surface of the main pole plate 2, such that the convex liquid distribution units 8 arranged in a row are spaced from and parallel to the concave liquid distribution units 8 until the side next to the middle-stage fluid accelerator 6; each row of concave liquid distribution units 8 consists of a plurality of concave liquid distribution units 8 arranged at certain intervals, each row of convex liquid distribution units 8 consists of a plurality of convex liquid distribution units 8 arranged at certain intervals, and the interval between two adjacent rows of liquid distribution units 8 is equal to the interval between two adjacent liquid distribution units 8 in the same row and is 2 times of the interval between two adjacent sub-distributors 501; the positions of the convex liquid distribution units 8 and the positions of the concave liquid distribution units 8 in two adjacent rows are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode. The liquid distribution units 8 are rhombic bulges or rhombic grooves formed on the main pole plate 2 in a cold rolling deep drawing mode, and each liquid distribution unit 8 is provided with a diagonal line which is parallel to the flowing direction of liquid flowing through the main pole plate; in the liquid distribution units 8, the length of a diagonal line parallel to the flow direction of the liquid flowing through the main polar plate is equal to the length of the other diagonal line of the diamond-shaped unit, and the included angle between the diagonal line parallel to the flow direction of the liquid flowing through the main polar plate and two adjacent diagonal lines is 45 degrees. Between the middle section fluid accelerator 6 and the gas-liquid outlet flow passage 4, a plurality of liquid distribution units 8 arranged in a concave-convex manner are arranged similarly to those between the inlet distributor 5 and the middle section fluid accelerator 6. It should be noted that the liquid distribution units 8 adjacent to both sides of the middle-stage fluid accelerator 6 are all concave liquid distribution units.

As shown in fig. 9 and 13, the upper surface of the inlet distributor 5 and the upper surface of the middle fluid accelerator 6 are substantially flush and both are slightly lower than the upper surface of the liquid distribution unit 8, i.e. the inlet distributor 5 and the middle fluid accelerator 6 have substantially the same height, which is slightly smaller than the height of the liquid distribution unit 8, and the height difference can be between 1 and 2 mm.

When in use, the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure of the embodiment of the utility model and the nickel screen electrode 9 covered on the liquid storage cavity 7 from one side (the nickel screen electrode 9 is covered on the main electrode plate 2, and the nickel screen electrode is tightly attached to a plurality of convex liquid distribution units on the main electrode plate) are fastened to form a corresponding electrolytic cell (electrolytic unit), as shown in fig. 19. The raw material alkali liquor flows in through the alkali liquor inlet flow passage 3, the electrolysis reaction is carried out in the electrolysis unit to generate hydrogen or oxygen, and then the mixture of the alkali liquor and the gas flows out from the gas-liquid outlet flow passage 4 and enters the next working section. In the whole working process, the inlet distributor can effectively redistribute the inflowing alkali liquor, so that the uniformity of flow velocity distribution is improved; the middle-section fluid accelerator can effectively improve the flow velocity of the alkali liquor, plays a role in cleaning a bubble layer, accelerates the discharge of bubbles along with the alkali liquor, is also beneficial to timely heat dissipation and improves the hydrogen production efficiency; the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex manner play a role in transversely distributing the flowing alkali liquor, and promote the uniform distribution of the alkali liquor on the main pole plate; meanwhile, the liquid distribution units arranged in a concave-convex mode can generate fluid disturbance in the vertical direction and the transverse direction, the turbulence degree of flow is greatly increased, bubble transportation can be accelerated, the retention time of bubbles in the cavity is shortened, the mass transfer process of hydrogen production reaction is enhanced, and the hydrogen production efficiency of the system is improved. In addition, because the main polar plate level sets up, rhombus liquid distribution unit top is horizontal structure, and nickel screen material electrode is hugged closely with a plurality of bellied liquid distribution units of main polar plate, realizes the in close contact with of nickel screen material electrode and 2 "faces of main polar plate with the face", has avoided the increase of the contact resistance that the bubble leads to when passing through.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specified otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically coupled, may be electrically coupled or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature "under," "beneath," and "under" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the present disclosure, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" and the like mean that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with an optimized structure is characterized by comprising: comprises an electrode frame (1) and a main electrode plate (2);

a main polar plate (2) is arranged in the electrode frame (1), and the main polar plate form a liquid storage cavity (7); the electrode frame (1) is provided with a liquid inlet flow passage (3) and a gas-liquid outlet flow passage (4);

the liquid storage device is characterized in that an inlet distributor (5) is arranged on the surface of one side, located in the liquid storage cavity (7), of the main pole plate (2) and close to the liquid inlet flow channel (3), a middle-section fluid accelerator (6) is arranged in the middle of the main pole plate, and a plurality of liquid distribution units (8) which are arranged in a concave-convex mode are arranged on the rest of the main pole plate.

2. The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure as recited in claim 1, wherein the liquid inlet flow passage (3) and the gas-liquid outlet flow passage (4) are oppositely arranged, and the liquid inlet flow passage (3) and the gas-liquid outlet flow passage (4) are arranged along the depth direction of the liquid storage cavity (7).

3. The new cell electrode plate of optimized structure according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inlet distributor (5) comprises several sub-distributors (501), several sub-distributors (501) are arranged in rows at a certain distance from each other;

and/or the distribution density of the plurality of sub-distributors (501) is greater than the distribution density of the plurality of liquid distribution units (8).

4. The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with optimized structure of claim 3, characterized in that, a plurality of sub-distributors (501) in two adjacent rows are arranged in a staggered way;

and/or the sub-distributor (501) is one of a cylindrical structure unit, a conical structure unit, a prismatic structure unit or a circular truncated cone structure unit.

5. The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with optimized structure as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the central line of the middle section fluid accelerator (6) in the whole length direction is coincident with the central line of the main electrode plate (2) or is positioned between the central line of the main electrode plate (2) and the inlet distributor (5).

6. The novel electrolyzer electrode plate of optimized structure of claim 1 or 5 characterized in that the middle section fluid accelerator (6) comprises a plurality of cubic structures (601), the plurality of cubic structures (601) are arranged in rows with a space between two adjacent cubic structures (601);

and/or the spacing between two adjacent cubic structures (601) is smaller than the spacing between two adjacent liquid distribution units (8);

the distance between two adjacent cubic structures (601) is less than or equal to 5 mm.

7. The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of convex liquid distribution units (8) are arranged in a row at certain intervals, and a plurality of concave liquid distribution units (8) are arranged in a row at certain intervals; the convex liquid distribution units (8) arranged in rows and the concave liquid distribution units (8) arranged in rows are mutually parallel and arranged at intervals; the convex liquid distribution units (8) and the concave liquid distribution units (8) in two adjacent rows are arranged at intervals or are arranged in a one-to-one corresponding position;

and/or the liquid distribution unit (8) is a rhombic unit, and one diagonal line of the rhombic unit is parallel to the direction of liquid flowing through the main pole plate (2).

8. The novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with optimized structure according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that the liquid distribution units (8) are projections or grooves formed on the main electrode plate by means of cold rolling and deep drawing.

9. The new electrolytic cell electrode plate of optimized structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the electrode frame (1) is ring-shaped; the main pole plate (2) is embedded in the inner circumference of the pole frame (1) and the two are welded into a whole.

10. An electrolysis cell, characterized by comprising the new cell electrode plate and electrode (9) of optimized structure according to any of claims 1 to 9; the electrode (9) covers the main electrode plate (2) of the novel electrolytic cell electrode plate with the optimized structure from one side of the liquid storage cavity (7), and the electrode (9) is tightly attached to the plurality of convex liquid distribution units (8);

and/or the electrode (9) is a nickel net.

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