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Title: METGLAS flywheel feasibility demonstration. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5234614

A condensed feasibility demonstration project is described which had objectives: evaluation of metallic glasses for flywheel applications; development of flywheel configurations and fabrication techniques for the use of metallic glass ribbon; the demonstration of these techniques on four subscaled flywheels having a nominal energy capacity of 50 Wh; spin testing of at least two rotors having a nominal energy storage capacity of 200 Wh; and defining a conceptual design for a 1 kWh flywheel for automotive applications. A test program using dry wound METGLAS flywheel rotors was instituted with the following results: the tested rotors achieved between 44% and 67% of initial design maximum energy storage; catastrophic failures of the rotor resulted in small, light fragments which caused only buffing and scratching of the containment structure, so containment structures for this flywheel could be considerably lighter and lower cost than similar structures for conventional flywheels; a 1.04 kWh wheel weighing less than 54.4 kg and having a .305m diameter and a width of .152m should be feasible; and further development is warranted.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5234614
Report Number(s):
UCRL-15422; ON: DE82011067
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English