O'Connor, Hugh;
Bailey, Josh J;
Istrate, Oana M;
Klusener, Peter AA;
Watson, Rob;
Glover, Stephen;
Iacoviello, Francesco;
... Nockemann, Peter; + view all
(2022)
An open-source platform for 3D-printed redox flow battery test cells.
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
10.1039/d1se01851e.
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Abstract
The development of new, large-scale stationary energy storage technologies, such as redox flow batteries, is vital to fully utilise renewable energy resources. However, test cells capable of assisting in this development can be prohibitively expensive and unreliable. Here, an open-source, low-cost, customisable 3D-printed test cell is presented as an alternative. These newly developed cells are designed to be printable using affordable desktop 3D-printers and readily available polymers. A simulation-led design optimisation yielded an improved internal manifold geometry that demonstrated improved real-world performance. The polymers used have been tested for chemical compatibility and through the use of advanced X-ray micro-CT, optimised parameters for 3D-printing have been identified. This framework provides a straightforward process enabling researchers to produce robust cells at an extremely low cost, helping to democratise research and widen accessibility to flow electrochemistry.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | An open-source platform for 3D-printed redox flow battery test cells |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d1se01851e |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.586610 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10144463 |
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