That is preciesly what most people think. I know how to build an electrolysis cell, and use bi-polar plates properly, but I don't actually care how every small detail works scientifically. Its like...
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That is preciesly what most people think. I know how to build an electrolysis cell, and use bi-polar plates properly, but I don't actually care how every small detail works scientifically. Its like...
In very simple terms:
You cannot run an electrolysis cell off of 12 volts. If you had your plates organized like this:
+-+-+-+-
with all the pluses and all the minuses hooked up to their...
Chris, you should do some research on basic electricity before you start building a cell...
Anyway, it appears to me that your leads are actually pretty well isolated from the plates...
That is a little more than average... but you have to take into acount cutting fees.
Number 2 is what you want. Normally people just do it like this
-NNNN+NNNN-
But with this orientation you have 2 - and only 1 +. I believe it is best to have equal + and - in a cell.
A cell...
That cell is just too ineficient to run a torch... save your money, build/buy a drycell.
No, it must be stainless steel- preferably 316L. Glavanized steel will corrode very fast.
He will be back again... But good job mods!!
Hello,
I am designing a dry cell that will use 36 6"x6" plates, but I need a way to cut a 36"x36" plate into 36 6"x6" ones. I asked a local metal shop, but they wantet 85 dollars to do this... It...
Oh, no one worry... He will be back with a new user name soon...
Holy Cow... It worked... I pressed the little red "report post" triangle button, and now Richard is banned...
On the other forum I frequent, this retard would have been banned within the minute for saying something like this... Why are there no moderators here?
Well, I already know all of the other factors and I am using a well known material (SS316) so I figured I would just ask about current density since it was the factor I was unsure about...
Just take an ohmeter to it. One with two plates separated by a dry gasket, and another test between two plates of a cell that is full of electrolyte.
Yeah, you gotta make two more to get you at 2.3 volts, otherwise you will get lots and lots of steam.
Shane, did you mean power? because amps X volts is watts. What method is used to calculate how many plates you need? Power density, or amp density?
IM2L says to use current density (amps/inch...
How exactly do you calculate your power density?
Ok, I am even more confused now. Larry mentioned power density as to not go over 1 watt per inch squared of total plate area including both sides of the plates. IM2L said that you only need to worry...
It actually will be exactly 12 volts (not 13.8) because it is running off of a converted ATX PSU. That is why I am using 4 Bi-polars instead of 5.
Oh, and I did it again... I meant 1/8th gasket...
So power density doesn't matter... only current density shows the deterioration status of the plates?
If I configured the cell as
-NNNN+NNNN-NNNN+NNNN-NNNN+NNNN-
That is 31 plates with each...
Ok, thanks... I guess I will just have to build it the right way!
Anyway, is that online metals the best place to get 316L sheets? Is that stuff I linked in my previous post even 316L because it...
Ok... so if I limit the duty cycle to 1 hour or less, would .5 watts per square inch be allright?
I will be running 12 volts 50 amps, so 600 watts.
Oh, and is this 316L or just 316?
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Another thing is that it will have a short duty cycle. The longest time it will run is about an hour because it will not be going in the car right away...
Dang... So I would need 2400 inches squared of surface area to run it at 50 amps 12 volts? Thats a lot of plates... WHat would happen if I did run it at .5 watts per inch rather than .25 like you...
I am planning a new cell that can handle 50 amps at 12 volts (not 13.8). What power density is good so the cell will not deteriorate?
If I build it with 6x6 plates (reactive area of 5.5x5.5) than...