TY - JOUR
T1 - A volume of fluid (VOF) method to model shape change during electrodeposition
AU - Karimi Sibaki, Ebrahim
AU - Kharicha, Abdellah
AU - Vakhrushev, Alexander
AU - Wu, Menghuai
AU - Ludwig, Andreas
AU - Bohacek, Jan
PY - 2020/1/31
Y1 - 2020/1/31
N2 - A novel volume of fluid (VOF) based approach is proposed to simulate the transient shape change of deposit front during electrodeposition considering secondary current distribution. Transport phenomena such as electrolyte potential, electric current density, and fluid flow of electrolyte are computed. The presented algorithm comprises computation of the exact VOF interface area as well as proposed modeling equations to accurately handle transport phenomena within the deposit. Based on the modeling results, it is essential to minimize the overshoot of electric current near the singularity between the cathode and insulator in the beginning stages of electrodeposition to achieve a relatively uniform thickness of the deposit layer in electroforming process. The results are validated against existing mathematical solutions.
AB - A novel volume of fluid (VOF) based approach is proposed to simulate the transient shape change of deposit front during electrodeposition considering secondary current distribution. Transport phenomena such as electrolyte potential, electric current density, and fluid flow of electrolyte are computed. The presented algorithm comprises computation of the exact VOF interface area as well as proposed modeling equations to accurately handle transport phenomena within the deposit. Based on the modeling results, it is essential to minimize the overshoot of electric current near the singularity between the cathode and insulator in the beginning stages of electrodeposition to achieve a relatively uniform thickness of the deposit layer in electroforming process. The results are validated against existing mathematical solutions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106675
DO - 10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106675
M3 - Article
SN - 1388-2481
VL - 112.2020
JO - Electrochemistry Communications
JF - Electrochemistry Communications
M1 - 106675
ER -