COMSOL 6.4 - The Electrochemistry Module Physics Interface Guide

The Electrochemistry Module Physics Interface Guide

The Electrochemistry Module extends the functionality of the physics interfaces for the base package of COMSOL Multiphysics. The details of the physics interfaces and study types for the Electrochemistry Module are listed in the table. The functionality of the COMSOL Multiphysics base package is listed in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.

In the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual:

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Studies and Solvers

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The Physics Interfaces

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For a list of all the core physics interfaces included with a COMSOL Multiphysics license, see Physics Interface Guide.


Physics interface		Icon	Tag	Space Dimension	Available Study Type
Chemical Species Transport
Transport of Diluted Species			tds	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Chemistry			chem	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Nernst–Planck–Poisson Equations			tds+es	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; stationary source sweep; small-signal analysis, frequency domain
Electrophoretic Transport			el	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization
Transport of Diluted Species in Porous Media			tds	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
Surface Reactions			sr	all dimensions	stationary (3D, 2D, and 2D axisymmetric models only); time dependent
	Reacting Flow
	Laminar Flow, Diluted Species		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Electrochemistry
Primary Current Distribution Secondary Current Distribution			cd	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization; AC impedance, initial values; AC impedance, stationary; AC impedance, time dependent
Tertiary Current Distribution, Nernst–Planck (Electroneutrality, Water-Based with Electroneutrality, Supporting Electrolyte, Poisson)			tcd	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization; AC impedance, initial values; AC impedance, stationary; AC impedance, time dependent
Aqueous Electrolyte Transport			aqt	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization
Concentrated Electrolyte Transport			cet	all dimensions	stationary; stationary with initialization; time dependent; time dependent with initialization;
Electroanalysis			tcd	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent; AC impedance, initial values; AC impedance, stationary; AC impedance, time dependent; cyclic voltammetry
Electrode, Shell			els	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
Fluid Flow
	Porous Media and Subsurface Flow
	Brinkman Equations		br	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Darcy’s Law		dl	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent
	Free and Porous Media Flow, Brinkman		fp	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Free and Porous Media Flow, Darcy		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent
	Nonisothermal Flow
	Brinkman Equations		—	3D, 2D, 2D axisymmetric	stationary; time dependent; stationary, one-way NITF; time dependent, one-way NITF
Heat Transfer
	Heat Transfer in Porous Media		ht	all dimensions	stationary; time dependent