Analysis of temperature distribution in PV-integrated electrochemical flow cells

Dorian Santander; Shaun Whitley; Jungmyung Kim; Dowon Bae

doi:10.1088/2752-5724/acf32e

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Dorian Santander, Shaun Whitley, Jungmyung Kim, Dowon Bae. Analysis of temperature distribution in PV-integrated electrochemical flow cells[J]. Materials Futures, 2023, 2(4): 045103. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/acf32e

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Dorian Santander, Shaun Whitley, Jungmyung Kim, Dowon Bae. Analysis of temperature distribution in PV-integrated electrochemical flow cells[J]. Materials Futures, 2023, 2(4): 045103. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/acf32e

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Analysis of temperature distribution in PV-integrated electrochemical flow cells

Materials Futures, Volume 2, Number 4

Received Date: 2023-06-06
Accepted Date: 2023-08-22
Rev Recd Date: 2023-07-26
Publish Date: 2023-09-19

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doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/acf32e

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Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering (IMPEE), School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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cole nationale suprieure d’lectricit et de mcanique de Nancy, Vanduvre-ls-Nancy, France
Current address: AECOM, Edinburgh EH3 5DA, United Kingdom.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: d.bae@hw.ac.uk

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Photovoltaic (PV)-integrated flow cells for electrochemical energy conversion and storage underwent a huge development. The advantages of this type of integrated flow cell system include the simultaneous storage of solar energy into chemicals that can be readily utilized for generating electricity. However, most studies overlook the practical challenges arising from the inherent heat exposure and consequent overheating of the reactor under the sun. This work aims to predict the temperature profiles across PV-integrated electrochemical flow cells under light exposure conditions by introducing a computational fluid dynamics-based method. Furthermore, we discuss the effects of the flow channel block architecture on the temperature profile to provide insights and guidelines for the effective remedy of overheating.
- solar redox flow battery,
- CFD,
- redox flow cell,
- energy conversion,
- temperature profile

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests.

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