There would be an unusual amount of recombination in a mesh cell with
positive electrolyte on one side and negative electrolyte on the
other side of the mesh. The area of comparatively sheltered neutral
potential within the mesh would support large ion conductivity in
opposed directions, cations one way anions the other, due to
concentration gradients, and thus large amounts of recombination
would occur of the form:
H3O+ + OH- -> 2 H2O
within the mesh. I think this should give the vicinity a visible
blue-white glow.
At the transition point on the electrode between a cathode interface
and an anode interface is made, the concentration sustained ion
current should be enormous, due to the short distance between anode
and cathode. All bubbling might even be suppressed there due to the
high probability of recombination. Any bubbles may tend to move the
boundaries of this neutral line. Bubbles formed on or near the
neutral line may in fact even have a mix of H, O, H2, and O2.
Bubbles might also serve as nucleation sites for steam formation, and
ultimately cavitation. Plasma on the mesh surface neutral line,
without any interface, can provide a high current path at low
voltage, especially if the mesh surfaces on both sides or either side
provide a capacitive layer that can briefly feed the plasma energy
via capacitive discharge.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
