Flow Battery Research Collective

Good to hear the packing tape hasn’t caused any leakage issues in your case. I ended up getting a PP adhesive foil that’s originally meant for covering book covers.

The bottom of the endplates is perfectly flat. I sprayed the print area with Dimafix to make sure there would be no warping.

The most difficult material to print is PP due to adhesion and warping issues—I used a PP foil for that. What kind of surface did you use to print your PP components? I suspect the most common PP tape could cause leakage issues if a component is printed across the seam between two strips.

All the components are already ordered, including the MYSTAT. My department’s lab doesn’t have such a device.

I didn’t want to take over the “New member introduction thread” with my questions, so I’ve started a new one.

At this point, I already have the 3D printed components. I should receive the remaining parts later this month.

One thing I was missing in the documentation was information about the material for the "polymer endplate". In the photo, “PETG 100%” was written on the endplate with a marker, so I used that material and infill.

@kirk Thank you! I'm starting to 3D print all the components.

@kirk Thank you very much! Are the STL files (under Fabricating Components in the documentation) already up to date? In particular, are the holes in jig.stl compatible with the new pumps?

Hi! I work at a technical university, in the mechanical engineering faculty. I'd like to build your prototype based on the documentation. Flow batteries are a new topic for me, but they could be very useful in my field, and this seems like a great way to get to know them better. I also saw your presentation on YouTube. I was about to ask about the peristaltic pump model, but I noticed you’ve just updated the documentation This forum looks really helpful in case I need any support or clarification. I’ll try to give some feedback if it’s useful to you.