Thermal Management of a Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Module Using a Multichannel Wavy Tube
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 145, Issue 1
Abstract
Thermal management is essential for the lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles to maintain a suitable temperature range and reduce local temperature differences. In this study, a multichannel wavy tube is proposed for a liquid cooling cylindrical lithium-ion battery module. Three-dimensional (3D) transient simulations were conducted on the proposed battery module, and numerical optimizations were performed by varying the wavy contact angle and mass flow rate of the multichannel wavy tube. An increase in wavy contact angle and mass flow rate positively affects the heat dissipation efficiency and temperature field homogeneity of the battery module. However, the positive effects decline as the same amount of wavy contact angle or mass flow rate is increased because the wavy tube reaches its limit in cooling the battery module. Experiments under corresponding working conditions were performed to validate the heat transfer performance of the battery module. Simulation results will provide specific reference values for the thermal management of cylindrical lithium-ion battery modules.
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Acknowledgments
This work was funded by the project of the National Science and Technology Supporting Plan (2014BAG06B02), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51006031), and the massive project of the Science and Technology Department in Hefei City, Anhui Province (KX201506230108).
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Volume 145 • Issue 1 • February 2019
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Received: May 11, 2018
Accepted: Aug 16, 2018
Published online: Dec 6, 2018
Published in print: Feb 1, 2019
Discussion open until: May 6, 2019
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