The effect of wetting area in carbon paper electrode on the performance of vanadium redox flow batteries: A three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann study
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Journal Article
Abstract
The vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) has emerged as a promising technology for large-scale storage of intermittent power generated from renewable energy sources due to its advantages such as scalability, high energy efficiency and low cost. In the current study, a three-dimensional(3D) Lattice Boltzmann model is developed to simulate the transport mechanisms of electrolyte flow, species and charge in the vanadium redox flow battery at the micro pore scale. An electrochemical model using the Butler-Volmer equation is used to provide species and charge coupling at the surface of active electrode. The detailed structure of the carbon paper electrode is obtained using X-ray Computed Tomography(CT). The new model developed in the paper is able to predict the local concentration of different species, over-potential and current density profiles under charge/discharge conditions. The simulated capillary pressure as a function of electrolyte volume fraction for electrolyte wetting process in carbon paper electrode is presented. Different wet surface area of carbon paper electrode correspond to different electrolyte volume fraction in pore space of electrode. The model is then used to investigate the effect of wetting area in carbon paper electrode on the performance of vanadium redox flow battery. It is found that the electrochemical performance of positive half cell is reduced with air bubbles trapped inside the electrode.
Date Issued
2018-09-01
Date Acceptance
2018-07-06
Citation
Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 283, pp.1806-1819
ISSN
0013-4686
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1806
End Page
1819
Journal / Book Title
Electrochimica Acta
Volume
283
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Electrochemistry
Vanadium redox flow battery
Lattice Boltzmann method
Pore scale
Micro-CT tomography
Wetting surface area
GRAPHITE FELT ELECTRODE
GAS-DIFFUSION LAYERS
PORE-SCALE
FUEL-CELL
ENERGY-STORAGE
DENSITY RATIO
SIMULATION
TRANSPORT
SURFACE
MODEL
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-07-11