Numerical simulation of bromine crossover behavior in flow battery

Yaobin JIa, Shijian Cheng, Dandan Chu, Xin Li*

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Abstract

Br2 and HBr has its own series of advantages as the positive electrolyte solution, so some batteries select the Br2/Br- as the positive electrolyte solution, such as sodium polysulfide/bromine flow battery, zinc/bromine flow battery, vanadium/ bromine flow batteries and hydrogen/bromine flow batteries. But the crossover benavior of bromine occurs in these batteries too, resulting in cross-contamination, capacity loss and affecting battery's performance. In this work, we build numerical models to study the influence of bromine crossover phenomenon on the three forms of bromine crossover, the concentration of electrolyte on the cathode side and the flow rate of the negative side in the quinone bromine flow battery, to find the main models affecting the bromine crossover and the impact of bromine crossover on battery performance. It was found that the three ways of crossover through the membranes was mainly by diffusion. By reducing the concentration of positive electrolyte solution, the bromine crossover can be reduced and Coulomb Efficiency can be improved. Rising the flow rate of the electrolyte solution on the negative side and reducing the differential between positive side's pressure and negative side's pressure can also reduce the amount of bromine crossover to improve Coulomb efficiency in the battery.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Materials, Machinery, Electronics I
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Materials, Machinery, Electronics, AMME 2017
EditorsCan Yang, Lin Liu, Jianfeng Ke
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414884
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Mar 2017
Event1st International Conference on Advances in Materials, Machinery, Electronics, AMME 2017 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 25 Feb 201726 Feb 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1820
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Advances in Materials, Machinery, Electronics, AMME 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period25/02/1726/02/17

Keywords

  • Coulomb Efficiency
  • Numerical simulation
  • Process parameters
  • Quinone bromine flow battery
  • the Crossover of bromine

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