Analytical Study of Insulation Characteristics of Thermal Batteries with Vacuum Insulation

Abstract:

In this study, a thermal battery is designed with vacuum insulation to improve its thermal insulation. Thermal insulation is one of the many factors that determine the stability and operation of the battery. The battery’s operating time as well as the improvement in its thermal insulation performance were analyzed. The location of the vacuum insulation was set as a variable in the analysis models. The thermal battery was subjected to unsteady heat transfer analysis until the electrolyte temperature reached 450°C. Vacuum insulation was applied to the part of the base thermal battery to fabricate three model batteries. Compared with the base model B, the operating time increased by 48% for the model BS, 76% for the model BSB, and 179% for the model BSBT. Due to the large area of the side, a large amount of heat was transferred; the quantity of heat transfer was in the order B>BS>BSB>BSBT. In the model BSBT, the heat loss per unit area was reduced by 93% at the side, top, bottom compared with the base model. The results of this study will serve as basic data for the design of thermal batteries with vacuum insulation and for improvement in insulation performance.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 412)
• Pages: 141-147
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.412.141
• Online since: November 2021
• Authors: Chan Hoo Kim, Ji Hyun Choi, Sung Young Park*, Hyung Chae Lee, Sang Jin Lee, Goun Kim
• Keywords: Electrolyte Temperature, Heat Transfer, Insulation Performance, Thermal Battery, Vacuum

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