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DEVICES AND METHODS OF EXTRACTING AND ACCUMULATION OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN

INVENTION
Patent of the Russian Federation RU2034934

ELECTROLYSER

ELECTROLYSER

The name of the inventor: Voronin Yu.A. Kondaurov V.P.
The name of the patent owner: Voronin Yuri Alexandrovich
Address for correspondence:
The effective date of the patent: 1990.08.23

The invention relates to the technology of electrochemical production. The electrolyzer includes a cylindrical electrically conductive body, an anode, a cathode, branch pipes for electrolyte insertion and for gas discharge. The electrodes are hermetically sealed in the form of hollow cylinders with cavities communicating with the external medium through the nipples, while the cathode is formed integrally through the working cavity into the anode, in the working cavity between the lateral cylindrical surfaces of the electrodes, electrically conductive partitions fit into each other are concentrically arranged with gaps; Gaps between the bases of cylindrical electrodes are placed dielectric gaskets with concentric grooves for fixing the partitions.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the technology of electrochemical production.

The closest to the claimed positive effect on the technical essence and achieved is an electrolyzer including a cylindrical electrically conductive body inside which is a cylindrical graphite anode with a conical cavity widening upward and coaxial with the anode axis, a hollow perforated conical cathode mounted rotatably coaxially with The anode, the cap, the inlet and outlet of the electrolyte and the gas outlet, the cathode being placed with a large base to the top, the perforations are made with axes parallel to the axis of the anode, with the angle of inclination of the cathode wall forming relative to the anode axis of 4-12 ° , and in the lower part A turbine wheel is installed.

The disadvantages of the known electrolyzer are the complexity of the design and low operational reliability due to the presence of moving elements.

The object of the invention is to increase operational reliability while simplifying the cell design.

The goal is achieved by the fact that in an electrolyzer including a cylindrical electrically conductive body, an anode, a cathode, branch pipes for electrolyte insertion and for gas discharge, the electrodes are sealed in the form of hollow cylinders with cavities communicating with the external medium through the nozzles, the cathode being made to fit through The working cavity in the anode in the working cavity between the lateral cylindrical surfaces of the electrodes is concentrically arranged with gaps electrically conductive partitions that fit into each other, and in the gaps between the bases of the cylindrical electrodes there are dielectric spacers with concentric grooves for fixing the partitions.

The figure shows the proposed cell.

ELECTROLYSER

The cell contains a negative electrode 1 cathode made in the form of a hollow cylinder that fits into the positive electrode 2 anode, which in turn is a casing. Between the electrodes 1 and 2 there are concentrically arranged coaxial conductive partitions 3, which fit with the gap into each other. The partitions 3 are fixed with dielectric spacers 4 with grooves providing free passage of gas and electrolyte in the working cavity. The gaskets 4 are located in the gaps between the bases of the cylindrical electrodes 1 and 2. The cathode is welded into a branch pipe 5, which functions as an electrical contact and is isolated from the anode. The nozzle 6 is welded into the anode, equipped with a shut-off (hydraulic seal), and a branch pipe 7 for filling the electrolyte with a cover 8. Anode 2 is welded and electrocontact 9.

ELECTROLYSER WORKS AS FOLLOWING

Before work through the branch pipe 7, an electrolyte is poured into the working cavity with an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or caustic soda to a level approximately halfway over the horizontal portion of the branch pipe 7, after which the pipe 7 is hermetically sealed with a cover 8. The cylindrical electrodes 1 and 2 are connected to the regulated The DC source is controlled by a set current. When the current flows through the electrolyte, water decomposes into hydrogen and oxygen, with water decomposing not only on the surfaces of electrodes 1 and 2, but also on the surfaces of partitions 3. Partitions 3 increase the effective area of ​​electrodes 1 and 2, which positively affects the operation of the cell; As the density of formation of gas bubbles decreases and, thus, the transient resistance "electrolyte-electrode" decreases. This reduces heat generation and eliminates the need for artificial cooling. The mixture of hydrogen and oxygen obtained as a result of electrolysis through a branch pipe 6 with a cut-off (hydraulic seal) flows to the gas burner. The volume of a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen is determined by the volume of the working cavity of the claimed electrolyzer, i.e. Gap between electrodes 1 and 2 minus the volume of the electrolyte. The design of the claimed cell meets the safety requirements: in the case of explosion of a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen, only the deformation of the cathode occurs in the working cavity of the cell, which is completely safe.

The claimed electrolyzer will find wide application in the national economy and in individual activity, since it is a device of increased safety.

CLAIM

A cathode is made in the form of a hollow cylinder, the casing is made by an anode, between the anode and the anode, and the cathode is made in the form of a hollow cylinder, anode, cathode, coaxial with the casing, electrolyte inlet and outlet ports, Cathode concentrically installed cylindrical bipolar electrodes fixed from the ends of dielectric with concentric grooves spacers located between the bases of cylindrical electrodes.

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Publication date 27.02.2007gg