Bernie,
Ya it is a very exothermic reaction. Industrially they are called "HCl ovens". I am hoping the reaction can be done with only small quantities. I will set something up such as a flash from a camera to flash in the chamber intermittently (which aparently is all that is needed to make them combine), consuming the small amounts of Cl2 and H2 produced from the electrolysis. It will be a bit of trial and error. The HCl gas is supposed to be so attracted to water that it will actually make a partial vaccuum in order to dissolve itself. There will be more free H2 and this vaccuum, I'm hoping, will pull the excess H2 into the reaction chamber (which will be right above the anolyte). I am also hoping that the over pressure of H2 in the catholyte half cell will also prevent the HCl gas from getting over there.
Ya it is a very exothermic reaction. Industrially they are called "HCl ovens". I am hoping the reaction can be done with only small quantities. I will set something up such as a flash from a camera to flash in the chamber intermittently (which aparently is all that is needed to make them combine), consuming the small amounts of Cl2 and H2 produced from the electrolysis. It will be a bit of trial and error. The HCl gas is supposed to be so attracted to water that it will actually make a partial vaccuum in order to dissolve itself. There will be more free H2 and this vaccuum, I'm hoping, will pull the excess H2 into the reaction chamber (which will be right above the anolyte). I am also hoping that the over pressure of H2 in the catholyte half cell will also prevent the HCl gas from getting over there.
