During the first week of March, our researcher Maciej Marczak participated in the OpenFOAM Italian Workshop, in Bologna.
The researcher of the BET Unit presented the work “An openFOAM based multi-physic multi-region model for Redox Flow Batteries”. The poster detailed our development of a multi-physics, multi-regional numerical model using the OpenFOAM toolbox.
This model is designed to simulate redox flow batteries across various electrolyte chemistries. Maciej highlighted his recent contributions, specifically the integration of Zinc-Iron chemistry, which necessitated the implementation of electrodeposition / stripping phenomena and the extension of the solver to a fully unsteady mode.
The two-day event was organised by EuroCC Italy on March 3-4 and aimed to connect Italian OpenFOAM users and anyone interested in exploring the potential of this powerful open-source CFD tool. The workshop explored topics related to High-Performance Computing (HPC), new developments, and domain-specific simulations for academia and industry.
Acknowledgement
This work is funded by the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in the framework of the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) European Battery Innovation [IPCEI Batterie 2 – CUP: B62C22000010001]. The IPCEI European Battery Innovation is also funded by public authorities from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden