Modelling the effects of areal capacity on mass transport in liquid metal batteries

DF Keogh, M Baldry, V Timchenko, J Reizes… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid metal batteries (LMBs) are formed from three molten layers, and the interaction of
thermal, compositional and electromagnetic forces influences their performance and …

Thermoelectricity at a gallium–mercury liquid metal interface

M Vernet, S Fauve, C Gissinger - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
We present experimental evidence of a thermoelectric effect at the interface between two
liquid metals. Using superimposed layers of mercury and gallium in a cylindrical vessel …

Evaluating approaches to accurately compute electro-vortex flows in liquid metal electrodes

S Soni, A Ranjan, TB Gohil - Computers & Fluids, 2024 - Elsevier
We quantitatively evaluate three approaches commonly used in the literature to simulate
electro-vortex flow (EVF) in the finite volume framework of OpenFOAM. These approaches …

Magnetohydrodynamic instability with bichromatic perturbations in aluminum reduction cells

A Jha, A Ranjan, S Karagadde, A Gupta - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The linear stability of the electrically conducting liquid–liquid interface is investigated in a
finite, rectangular domain inspired by the aluminum reduction cells. The interfacial instability …

[HTML][HTML] Realising large areal capacities in liquid metal batteries: A battery design concept for mass transfer enhancement

DF Keogh, M Baldry, V Timchenko, J Reizes… - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Liquid metal batteries (LMBs) are a promising grid-scale storage device however, the
scalability of this technology and its electrochemical performance is limited by mass …

Thermally-operating regimes for a three-layer liquid metal battery

R Hassaine, O Crumeyrolle, I Mutabazi - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.16185, 2024 - arxiv.org
Thermally-operating regimes of a three-layer liquid metal battery are determined in terms of
the aspect ratio. The heat exchange between the battery container and the environment is …

Turbulence, transport et thermoélectricité dans les métaux liquides

M Vernet - 2023 - hal.science
Cette thèse porte sur l'étude expérimentale de l'écoulement de métaux liquides en présence
de forçage électromagnétique, c'est-à-dire soumis à la fois à un champ magnétique et à des …

Analysis of Electrolyte Layer Stability in Liquid Metal Batteries Using Incompressible Free Surface Magneto-Hydrodynamics Cfd

H Jasak, O Marx - Available at SSRN 4993415 - papers.ssrn.com
This study investigates the mitigation Electrovortex Flow (EVF) effect by varying electrode
attachment point location in a two-layer Li|| Pb− Bi liquid metal battery (LMB) design. Using …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing the Discharge Performance of Liquid Metal Batteries through External Magnetic Fields

X Zhou, K Jiang, K Wang - polarization - energy-proceedings.org
Liquid metal batteries are considered a competitive alternative for grid-level stationary
energy storage. In this study, we investigated the effects of external magnetic fields on the …