Fluid Flow and Transport Phenomena in Liquid Metal Batteries

Weier, Tom; Horstmann, Gerrit Maik; Landgraf, Steffen; Nimtz, Michael; Personnettaz, Paolo; Stefani, Frank; Weber, Norbert

Fluid Flow and Transport Phenomena in Liquid Metal Batteries

Weier, T.; Horstmann, G. M.; Landgraf, S.; Nimtz, M.; Personnettaz, P.; Stefani, F.; Weber, N.

Fluid flows in liquid metal batteries can be generated by a number of effects. We start with a short overview of different driving mechanisms and then address questions specific to the metal pad role instabilities in three-layer systems. Besides introducing a term accounting for the interfacial tension that should be considered for smaller cells, we focus on the role of the conductivity distribution in the cell.

Keywords: Liquid metal batteries; metal pad roll; sloshing

Contribution to proceedings
11th PAMIR International Conference Fundamental and Applied MHD, 01.-05.07.2019, Reims, Frankreich, 188-192
Lecture (Conference)
11th PAMIR International Conference Fundamental and Applied MHD, 01.-05.07.2019, Reims, Frankreich

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