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US 2023/0142846 A1Published application
Flow channels for optimal or improved delivery of fluid to porous electrochemical / chemical media
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsKyle Christopher Smith, Erik Richard Reale, Irwin Cunnie Loud, IV, Vu Quoc Do
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a porous electrode that includes a porous layer, and a pattern of flow channels defined in the porous layer, wherein a first flow channel in the pattern of flow channels has a shape that at least partially approximates a cube-root profile. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A porous electrode, comprising:
- a porous layer;
- and
- a pattern of flow channels defined in the porous layer, wherein a first flow channel in the pattern of flow channels has a shape that at least partially approximates a cube-root profile.
A system, comprising:
- a pair of porous electrodes;
- and
- a separator disposed between the pair of porous electrodes, wherein each porous electrode of the pair of porous electrodes comprises interdigitated flow channels integrated therein, and wherein each flow channel of the interdigitated flow channels has a shape that at least partially approximates a cube-root profile or a quartic-root profile.
A method, comprising:
- obtaining a first porous electrode;
- and
- embedding a pattern of flow channels in a surface of the first porous electrode, wherein a first flow channel in the pattern of flow channels comprises a tapered profile or a linear or straight profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.