An Identification Size of The Interdigitated Flow Field on Pressure Loss Effects and Efficiencies in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Authors

  • Hairul Mardiah Hamzah Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Teo Ming Ting Radiation Processing Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany
  • Roshafima Rasit Ali Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Saidatul Sophia Sha'rani Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.89.2.128138

Keywords:

Vanadium redox flow battery, energy storage, battery efficiency, interdigitated flow field

Abstract

In vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), the active area for charge-discharge plays an important role on the optimization of the system. In this work, the optimum flow rate and current density of Nafion 117 membranes were examined and compared using 5cm2 and 25cm2 size of interdigitated flow field to operate VRFB at maximum efficiencies and discharge capacity. During discharge, flow field 25cm2 showed the highest discharge capacity of 367.5mAh at 10mAcm-2 as compared to 5cm2 flow filed which gave 221.9mAh. For battery efficiencies, three different parameters showed significant effects on different size of interdigitated flow field. 25 cm2 size of interdigitated flow field gave higher efficiencies than 5.0 cm2 up to 98%. This research offers fundamental understandings that bigger active area is needed to fully utilize the performance of VRFB.

Author Biographies

Hairul Mardiah Hamzah, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

mardiahamzah4393@gmail.com

Teo Ming Ting, Radiation Processing Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

tmting@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf, Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany

e_abouzari@tmu.ac.ir

Roshafima Rasit Ali, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

roshafima@utm.my

Saidatul Sophia Sha'rani, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

saidatulsophia@gmail.com

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Published

2022-01-01

How to Cite

Hairul Mardiah Hamzah, Teo Ming Ting, Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf, Roshafima Rasit Ali, & Saidatul Sophia Sha’rani. (2022). An Identification Size of The Interdigitated Flow Field on Pressure Loss Effects and Efficiencies in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 89(2), 128–138. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.89.2.128138

Issue

Vol. 89 No. 2: January (2022)

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