Some experimental data on a gas discharge between a flowing electrolyte and a metal electrode

Experimental data on a gas discharge obtained for comparatively high currents (4–11 A), powers (5–15 kW), and current density at a liquid cathode (0.8–1.0 A/cm²) are presented. As the electrolyte, a solution of sodium salt in distilled water was used. The losses on the liquid cathode were significantly diminished by decreasing its electric resistance. Regimes in which the thermal efficiency of a discharge apparatus is equal to ∼80% have been determined. __________ Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 79, No. 3, pp. 109–115, May–June, 2006.