Simulation of the tubular positive electrode of the lead-acid battery

The discharge performance of a tubular electrode of the lead-acid battery based on a pseudo steadystate approach was simulated. It was found that the discharge reaction started from the central interior region instead of from the outer surface as in the usual plate-type electrodes. This is due to the fact that the central region has a smaller reaction surface than the outer region of the tubular electrode. This consequently causes a higher current density near the center. A comparison of the theoretical prediction and experimental result shows that the model is fairly accurate except for very high rate discharge conditions.