Title: Experimental and modeling investigation on Li-ion battery thermal runaway: triggering, propagation, and mitigation
Time: 9:30-12:00, July.15, 2024
Place: F310, School of Mechanical Engineering
Host: HAN Dong, Professor (Institute of Advanced Energy and Powertrain Technology)

Biography
Prof. Peng Zhao is associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering and Space Institute of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He obtained his PhD from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University in 2015. From 2015-2020, he is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University. His research interests primarily focus on fundamental-based and application-oriented problems in the frontier areas of combustion, propulsion, energy conversion and safety. His current research activities include battery safety, low-carbon fuels, multiphysical numerical simulation, etc. He has published 70+ peer-reviewed articles in leading combustion and energy journals and 4 book chapters. He is a Bernard Lewis Fellow of the International Combustion Institute, session chair of the International Combustion Symposium, session organizer of SAE World Congress, and editor-in-chief of the journal Progress of Engineering Science.

Abstract
With fast expansion of electric vehicle and energy storage markets, thermal runaway of Li-ion batteries has become a major concern for ground transportation and public safety. This talk focuses on the experimental and modeling investigation on Li-ion battery thermal runaway, with useful insights into its triggering, propagation, emission and mitigation. The content is based on research capabilities and results acquired in our lab at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in the last few years.