Fluid mechanics of liquid metal batteries
DH Kelley, T Weier - Applied Mechanics Reviews, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The design and performance of liquid metal batteries (LMBs), a new technology for grid-
scale energy storage, depend on fluid mechanics because the battery electrodes and …
scale energy storage, depend on fluid mechanics because the battery electrodes and …
Progress and perspectives of liquid metal batteries
S Wu, X Zhang, R Wang, T Li - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing demands for the penetration of renewable energy into the grid urgently call
for low-cost and large-scale energy storage technologies. With an intrinsic dendrite-free …
for low-cost and large-scale energy storage technologies. With an intrinsic dendrite-free …
The relevance of melt convection to grain refinement in Al–Si alloys solidified under the impact of electric currents
D Räbiger, Y Zhang, V Galindo, S Franke, B Willers… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper considers the directional solidification of Al–7 wt.% Si alloys under the influence
of strong electric currents for the configuration of two parallel electrodes immersed from the …
of strong electric currents for the configuration of two parallel electrodes immersed from the …
A model of a tidally synchronized solar dynamo
F Stefani, A Giesecke, T Weier - Solar Physics, 2019 - Springer
We discuss a solar dynamo model of Tayler–Spruit type whose Ω Ω-effect is conventionally
produced by a solar-like differential rotation but whose α α-effect is assumed to be …
produced by a solar-like differential rotation but whose α α-effect is assumed to be …
Sloshing instability and electrolyte layer rupture in liquid metal batteries
Liquid metal batteries (LMBs) are discussed today as a cheap grid scale energy storage, as
required for the deployment of fluctuating renewable energies. Built as stable density …
required for the deployment of fluctuating renewable energies. Built as stable density …
Recent advances in the modeling of fundamental processes in liquid metal batteries
Abstract Liquid Metal Batteries (LMBs) have a potential to emerge as a cost-effective
solution for grid-scale energy storage to overcome the intermittency of renewable energy …
solution for grid-scale energy storage to overcome the intermittency of renewable energy …
Current-driven flow instabilities in large-scale liquid metal batteries, and how to tame them
The use of liquid metal batteries is considered as one promising option for electric grid
stabilization. While large versions of such batteries are preferred in view of the economies of …
stabilization. While large versions of such batteries are preferred in view of the economies of …
Experimental evidence for nonaxisymmetric magnetorotational instability in a rotating liquid metal exposed to an azimuthal magnetic field
M Seilmayer, V Galindo, G Gerbeth, T Gundrum… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
The azimuthal version of the magnetorotational instability (MRI) is a nonaxisymmetric
instability of a hydrodynamically stable differentially rotating flow under the influence of a …
instability of a hydrodynamically stable differentially rotating flow under the influence of a …
Synchronized helicity oscillations: A link between planetary tides and the solar cycle?
Recent years have seen an increased interest in the question of whether the gravitational
action of planets could have an influence on the solar dynamo. Without discussing the …
action of planets could have an influence on the solar dynamo. Without discussing the …
Rieger, Schwabe, Suess-de Vries: the sunny beats of resonance
We propose a self-consistent explanation of Rieger-type periodicities, the Schwabe cycle,
and the Suess-de Vries cycle of the solar dynamo in terms of resonances of various wave …
and the Suess-de Vries cycle of the solar dynamo in terms of resonances of various wave …