RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Sources.Batteries.Aluminum_Air.compute_al_air_cell_performance.find_aluminum_mass

find_aluminum_mass(battery, energy)

Calculates the aluminum mass required for a given energy output from an aluminum-air battery.

Parameters:

• battery (AluminumAirBattery) –

  The aluminum-air battery component with the following attributes:

  • cell.aluminum_mass_factorfloat

    Mass of aluminum required per unit of energy [kg/J]

• energy (float) – Energy to be produced by the battery [J]

Returns:

aluminum_mass – Mass of aluminum required [kg]

Return type:

float

Notes

This function calculates the mass of aluminum that would be consumed to produce the specified amount of energy in an aluminum-air battery. The calculation is based on a linear relationship between energy output and aluminum consumption.

See also

find_water_mass

Function to calculate water mass gain