Mass transport and residence time characteristics of an oscillatory flow electrochemical reactor

The mass transport and residence time characteristics of ii parallel-plate oscillatory flow reactor have been investigated by studying the reduction o f ferricyanide under an array of experimental conditions, including variati ons in oscillation frequency, oscillation amplitude, net flow rate and flow geometry. Under certain conditions, oscillatory how has been found to give enhancement of mass transport rates in excess of an order of magnitude. Th e residence time distribution (RTD) response to the injection of an electro chemical tracer has been determined, and results are compared with that pre dicted by the axial dispersion model.