Analysis and Research on Energy-Storage Characteristics of Light Metal

Compared with traditional fossil fuels, light metal is expected to develop into a next generation of energy carriers that are renewable, clean, emission-free, and have excellent energy-storage performance. Based on the chemical reaction equation and the standard molar enthalpy of formation, the mass...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 555; no. 1; pp. 12015 - 12019
Main Authors Hu, Bo, Wu, C J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2020
Subjects
Aluminum
Chemical reactions
Clean energy
Energy
Energy storage
Enthalpy
Flux density
Fossil fuels
Fuels
Gasoline
Magnesium
Mathematical analysis
Metal fuels
Metals
Oxidants
Oxidizing agents
Storage
Underwater vehicles
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Summary:Compared with traditional fossil fuels, light metal is expected to develop into a next generation of energy carriers that are renewable, clean, emission-free, and have excellent energy-storage performance. Based on the chemical reaction equation and the standard molar enthalpy of formation, the mass storage energy density, volumetric storage energy density, oxidant participation of different metals are calculated and compared with common fossil fuels. The results show that the volumetric energy-storage density of magnesium, aluminium, and silicon is about 135%-253% of gasoline, and the oxidant utilization rate is about 228%-305% of gasoline. The calculation results of light metal energy-storage characteristics reveal the great technical potential of light metal fuel to improve the endurance of underwater vehicles.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/555/1/012015