Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling
In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) thermal runaway (TR) model with conjugate heat transfer submodel is adopted. TR behaviors for a battery pack with 12 prismatic lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are then simulated. Three thermal safety measures of TR protection from internal shorting in Cell 1 to p...
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| author | Xinyu Liu Zhifu Zhou Wei-Tao Wu Lei Wei Weixiong Wu Yang Li Linsong Gao Yubai Li Yongchen Song |
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| description | In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) thermal runaway (TR) model with conjugate heat transfer submodel is adopted. TR behaviors for a battery pack with 12 prismatic lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are then simulated. Three thermal safety measures of TR protection from internal shorting in Cell 1 to pack level configuration are compared and evaluated. Paraffin phase change material (PPCM) is firstly proposed to delay the TR propagation between LIBs with solid-liquid phase change as heat transfer mechanism. Different thicknesses of PPCMs are compared to verify the TR mitigation performance of the PPCM under thermal abuse condition. The TR time for the Cell 2 is delayed to be 64 s, 266 s and 414 corresponding to PPCM thickness of 1.8 mm, 3.6 mm and 5.4 mm. As the simulation results shows, this TR time can be further delayed to 798 s by a strategy with combing PPCM with insulation. In addition, this work proposes a novel thermal safety protection based on immersion cooling with pool boiling of fluorinated liquid as heat transfer mechanism. We observe that the average temperature of Cell 2 - Cell 12 tends to be within 34 °C under immersive cooling condition, which indicates the possibility to prevent the TR. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-995b96bd95eb45319073c7f6736d39ad2023-12-03T05:41:32ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2023-12-0152103749Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion coolingXinyu Liu0Zhifu Zhou1Wei-Tao Wu2Lei Wei3Weixiong Wu4Yang Li5Linsong Gao6Yubai Li7Yongchen Song8Key Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, ChinaEnergy and Electricity Research Center, Jinan University, Zhuhai, 519070, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China; Corresponding author.Key Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China; Corresponding author.In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) thermal runaway (TR) model with conjugate heat transfer submodel is adopted. TR behaviors for a battery pack with 12 prismatic lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are then simulated. Three thermal safety measures of TR protection from internal shorting in Cell 1 to pack level configuration are compared and evaluated. Paraffin phase change material (PPCM) is firstly proposed to delay the TR propagation between LIBs with solid-liquid phase change as heat transfer mechanism. Different thicknesses of PPCMs are compared to verify the TR mitigation performance of the PPCM under thermal abuse condition. The TR time for the Cell 2 is delayed to be 64 s, 266 s and 414 corresponding to PPCM thickness of 1.8 mm, 3.6 mm and 5.4 mm. As the simulation results shows, this TR time can be further delayed to 798 s by a strategy with combing PPCM with insulation. In addition, this work proposes a novel thermal safety protection based on immersion cooling with pool boiling of fluorinated liquid as heat transfer mechanism. We observe that the average temperature of Cell 2 - Cell 12 tends to be within 34 °C under immersive cooling condition, which indicates the possibility to prevent the TR.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23010559Lithium-ion batteryThermal runawayParaffin phase change materialImmersion coolingFluorinated liquid |
| spellingShingle | Xinyu Liu Zhifu Zhou Wei-Tao Wu Lei Wei Weixiong Wu Yang Li Linsong Gao Yubai Li Yongchen Song Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Lithium-ion battery Thermal runaway Paraffin phase change material Immersion cooling Fluorinated liquid |
| title | Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling |
| title_full | Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling |
| title_fullStr | Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling |
| title_short | Modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling |
| title_sort | modelling for the mitigation of lithium ion battery thermal runaway propagation by using phase change material or liquid immersion cooling |
| topic | Lithium-ion battery Thermal runaway Paraffin phase change material Immersion cooling Fluorinated liquid |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23010559 |
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