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We are pleased to inform you that the 84^th edition of the FABIG Newsletter is now available on the FABIG website.

FABIG Members are able to download Issue 084 from the Technical Newsletters section of the website (once logged-in) whilst non-Members of FABIG are able to purchase it.

This issue comprises the following:

• Editorial: '2-day FABIG Technical Meeting with live fire & explosion demonstrations to be held in April 2023'
  G. Vannier - The Steel Construction Institute (SCI)
• Risk management over the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles
  P.A. Christensen^1,4, P.A. Anderson^2,4, G.D.J. Harper^2,4, S.M. Lambert^1,4, W. Mrozik^1,4, M.A. Rajaeifar^1,4, M.S. Wise^1,4 and O. Heidrich^1,3,4, ¹Newcastle University, ²University of Birmingham, ³Newcastle University, ⁴Faraday Institution (ReLIB project)
  This paper considers safety issues over the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) used in electric vehicles including their end of life disposal, potential reuse in second-life applications, recycling and unscheduled end of life. Incidents, potential failure mechanisms, risks associated with LIBs and risk management systems are described. Current regulatory and information gaps are also discussed.
• Numerical and experimental characterization of high energy density 21700 lithium-ion battery fires
  C.M.R. Vendra¹, A.V. Shelke¹, J.E.H. Buston², J. Gill², D. Howard², E. Read², A. Abaza³, B. Cooper³ and J.X. Wen¹, ¹University of Warwick, ²The Health and Safety Executive, ³Jaguar Land Rover
  This paper describes numerical and experimental studies conducted for high energy density 4.8 Ah 21700 cylindrical NMC LIBs at 100 % SOC in order to develop a viable predictive tool for simulating LIB fires, quantifying the heat release rate and temperature evolution during thermal runaway.
• Numerical study of premixed gas explosion in a 1-m channel partly filled with 18650 cell-like cylinders with experiments
  M. Henriksen¹, K. Vaagsaether¹, J. Lundberg¹, S. Forseth², D. Bjerketvedt¹, ¹University of South-Eastern Norway, ²Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
  This paper describes a study evaluating the prediction accuracy of the open-source CFD combustion model/solver XiFoam by comparing numerical simulations and experiments of premixed gas explosions in a 1 m explosion channel partly filled with 18650 cell-like cylinders.
• Mitigating the hazards and risks associated with lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
  R. Stokes, S. Berg, R. Sebastian and G. Shelton, BakerRisk
  This article provides an overview of Li-ion battery hazards for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and describes BESS designs, failure mechanisms and mitigation strategies.

Take care and stay safe,

The FABIG Team