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Title: Gas Evolution and Two-Phase Flow in Water Electrolyzers: A Review.
Authors: Zeng, Jingxin1 (AUTHOR), Liu, Junxu1 (AUTHOR), Wang, Keyi1 (AUTHOR), An, Yuhang1 (AUTHOR), Duan, Yuanyuan1 (AUTHOR), Song, Qiang1 (AUTHOR) qsong@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Source: Energies (19961073). Apr2026, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p1830. 78p.
Subject Terms: *Water electrolysis, *Two-phase flow, *Electrode performance, *Mass transfer, *Hydrogen evolution reactions, *Hydrogen production
Abstract: Driven by the large-scale deployment of renewable electricity, water electrolysis has emerged as a leading pathway for high-efficiency hydrogen production. Under practical operating conditions, gas evolution and gas–liquid two-phase flow inside electrolyzers substantially reshape electrode interfacial states and the in-cell mass transfer environment and have been reported to cause performance losses on the order of 10–30% under unfavorable conditions. This review summarizes the evolution of electrode-generated bubbles during nucleation, growth, detachment, and coalescence, and consolidates the fundamental features of two-phase hydrodynamics and phase-distribution patterns in electrolyzer channels. Progress and limitations of major two-phase modeling approaches are then assessed with respect to their capability to resolve the relevant interfacial and transport processes. The impacts of gas evolution and two-phase flow on electrochemical performance, stability, and durability are subsequently discussed. Finally, recent advances in two-phase-flow management—through flow-field organization and structural design, as well as the introduction of external physical fields—are reviewed, together with experimental and diagnostic methods used to quantify bubble behavior and phase distributions. This review aims to provide a coherent understanding of the governing behaviors, research tools, and performance implications of gas evolution and two-phase flow in water electrolysis, and to inform electrode/transport-layer design, flow-field management, and the development of predictive numerical models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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