Applications of Tungsten Pseudo-Alloys in the Energy Sector

New energy generation methods are currently being discussed with a view towards the transition from traditional primary sources to more environmentally friendly options, particularly renewables. Energy storage is also closely related to this transition. Battery storage currently dominates this area....

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 647
Main Authors Macháčková, Adéla, Bárta, Otakar, Brožová, Silvie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2024
Subjects
Aircraft
Alloys
Alternative energy sources
Chemical elements
Composite materials
Degassing of metals
Electric vehicles
Electricity distribution
Energy industry
Energy resources
Energy storage
energy storage systems
high temperature alloys
Mechanical properties
Metals
Powder metallurgy
Recycling
Renewable resources
Steel, Structural
tungsten pseudo-alloys
tungsten recycling
Velocity
Waste materials
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Summary:New energy generation methods are currently being discussed with a view towards the transition from traditional primary sources to more environmentally friendly options, particularly renewables. Energy storage is also closely related to this transition. Battery storage currently dominates this area. However, flywheel energy storage system technology offers an alternative that transforms stored kinetic energy into mechanical and electrical energy using a motor generator. The flywheel energy storage system technology is thus flexible and can be applied in different industrial applications. The management of the technology of recycling tungsten multi-metallic composites (W-MMC) waste material from other products and the subsequent trial production of high-strength W-MMC material with a density of more than 17,500 kg/m3 from recycled powders allowed us to test the limits of the so-called “heavy” flywheels used in rotor production. The results achieved lead to the conclusion that the developed recycled materials of the W-MMC type with a density ≥17,500 kg/m3, with a yield strength of 1200–1700 MPa depending on the production method, can be used as a substitute for the structural steels used today without an enforced reduction in the maximum allowed rotor speed due to exceeding the maximum allowed stress.
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ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app14020647