Table 4 Comparison of different HHO wet cells performance and productivity; values represent the mean ± standard deviation calculated from three independent experimental runs.
Efficiency (%) | Alpha | Beta | Gamma | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13.27 ± 0.52 | 23.86 ± 0.93 | 41.9 ± 1.63 | 59.74 ± 2.32 | |
Specific energy (KWh.m− 3) | 13.89 ± 0.49 | 7.73 ± 0.27 | 4.4 ± 0.15 | 3.1 ± 0.11 |
Flow rate (L/min [m³/h]) | 0.36 [0.0216] ± 0.015 | 0.88 [0.0528] ± 0.036 | 1.5 [0.09] ± 0.061 | 3.37 [0.2022] ± 0.136 |
Yield per current (L·min⁻¹·A⁻¹) | 0.0144 | 0.0259 | 0.0455 | 0.0648 |
Areal production rate (L·min⁻¹·cm⁻²) | 1.88 × 10⁻⁴ | 4.60 × 10⁻⁴ | 1.75 × 10⁻⁴ | 3.94 × 10⁻⁴ |
Current (A) | 25 | 34 | 33 | 52 |
Power (W) | 300 | 408 | 396 | 624 |
Temperature (◦C) | 38 | 36 | 25 | 58 |