TY - CONF A1 - Tiebe, Carlo T1 - Mess- und Prüfverfahren mit Sensorik N2 - Mess- und prüftechnische Verfahren sind zur Prozesskontrolle und Sicherheitsüberwachung in Wasserstofftechnologien von hoher Bedeutung. Typische Anwendungsgebiete von Sensoren sind Sicherheitsüberwachung, Leckdetektion und Prozesskontrolle. In diesem Beitrag werden Themen zur Erkennung von freigesetztem Wasserstoff sowie die Bestimmung des Wasserstoff-Luftverhältnisses mit Gassensoren, Fehlstellenerkennung mit geführten Ultraschallwellen zur Lebensdauerüberwachung (Structural Health Monitoring) von Wasserstoffspeichern sowie der Einsatz faseroptischer Sensoren zur Überwachung des Dehnungs- und Alterungsverhaltens sowie zur Schadensfrüherkennung von Wasserstoffspeichern vorgestellt. T2 - DVGW Kongress H2 Sicherheit CY - Online meeting DA - 27.01.2021 KW - Metrologie KW - Gassensoren KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Faseroptische Sensoren KW - Wasserstoff PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52141 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schulze, Uwe T1 - Measurement of permeation of hydrogen on hoses according to ISO 3821 N2 - The subject of permeation of hoses according to ISO 3821 for hydrogen was discussed for a long time in ISO/TC 44/SC 8. The reason is a considerable leakage of hydrogen diffused into the hose material over the end face of the hose. Because of this unsolved, safety-related problem of hoses sold on the market, measurements should be carried out in order to be able to better assess the problem. BAM has declared its attendance to provide a required fast solution to this issue. T2 - Meeting of the committee ISO/TC 44/SC 8 "Equipment for gas welding, cutting and allied processes" CY - Genoa, Italy DA - 08.11.2023 KW - Permeation KW - Hoses KW - Hydrogen KW - Leakage KW - ISO 3821 PY - 2023 VL - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59375 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kühl, Christiane T1 - Marktüberwachung nach der ortsbeweglichen-Druckgeräte-Verordnung (ODV) N2 - Die europäische Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED) ist national mit der Ortsbeweglichen-Druckgeräte-Verordnung (ODV) umgesetzt. Sie zielt darauf ab den freien Warenverkehr in Europa inkl. Drittstaaten sowie den Abbau von Handelshemmnissen zu regeln. Gleichzeitig soll ein hohes Schutzniveau bei öffentlichen Interessen wie Gesundheit und Sicherheit sowie Verbraucher- und Umweltschutz gewährleistet werden. Ortsbewegliche Druckgeräte durchlaufen vor ihrer Bereitstellung auf dem Markt keine behördliche Zulassung, sondern werden von Prüfstellen zertifiziert. Mit der behördlichen Marktüberwachung wird stichpunktartig die Konformität dieser Druckgeräte mit den betreffenden Vorschriften geprüft. Der Vortrag erklärt, was ortsbewegliche Druckgeräte im Anwendungsbereich der ODV genau sind, wie die Marktüberwachung in Deutschland organisiert ist und wie die europäischen Meldesysteme über nicht vorschriftenkonforme Produkte informieren. Der Vortrag stellt einige Praxisfälle vor. T2 - 26. Gefahrgutkongress Mecklenburg-Vorpommern CY - Rostock, Germany DA - 03.11.2022 KW - Marktüberwachung KW - Ortsbewegliche Druckgeräte PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-61903 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Markthochlauf von Wasserstoff probabilistische Sicherheitsbewertung von Speichern und Normen N2 - Der Foliensatz beginnt mit den Erwartungen der EU zum Wasserstoffverbrauch und der Visualisierung, wie Risikosteuerung bei stark wachsender Technik funktionieren kann, und welchen zeitlichen Vorlauf man für die Einführung von neuen Zulassungsanforderungen benötigt. Der Begriff Sicherheit wird über den Risikobegriff definiert und am Beispiel quantifiziert. Danach werden verschiedene Werkzeuge vorgestellt, die dazu geeignet sind, die Risikosteuerung im Markthochlauf zu realisieren: Die statistische Bewertung von Stichproben, die probabilistische Bewertung von Populationen, die Lebensdauervorhersage von Populationen. Dies führt weiter zum Gedanken eines probabilistischen Zulassungsansatzes und zum Potential Monte-Carlo-Experimentes in der Bewertung der Wirkung von deterministischen Baumusterprüfkriterien. All dies sind Themen, die nach Meinung des Vortragenden Zukunftsprojekte der Normung sein sollten, um ein Werkzeug zu erhalten, das auch weitgehend ohne produktspezifische Erfahrung geeignet ist, Sicherheit in einer H2-Gesellschaft zu gewährleisten. T2 - Beirat des DIN-Normenausschusses Druckgasanlagen (NDG) CY - Online meeting DA - 23.02.2021 KW - Wasserstoffspeicher KW - Monte-Carlo-Experiment KW - Lebensdauervorhersage KW - Zuverlässigkeit KW - Streuung KW - Zulassungskriterium PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54610 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Markthochlauf von Wasserstoff - Vertrauen durch probabilistische Sicherheitsbewertung der H2-Speicher N2 - Der Vortrag beginnt mit dem erwarteten Bedarf an Wasserstoff und der Frage der Risikosteuerung bei stattfindender Marktdurchsetzung. Dem gegenüber ist an einem Beispiel der Prozess der Regelsetzung gestellt, was die Notwendigkeit pro-aktiven Handelns zeigt. Es wird über die risikobasierte Definition von Sicherheit gezeigt, welche Bedeutung die Erfassung der Fertigungsstreuung hat und wie die quantitative Erfassung und Bewertung aussehen könnte. Zuletzt wird über den Aspekt der Alterung auf das Potential probabilistischer Zulassungsansätze verwiesen und aufgezeigt, wie die Wirkung von Vorschriften nach dem probabilistischen Sicherheitskriterium bewertet und optimiert werden kann. T2 - 9. HYPOS-Dialog: Grüner Wasserstoff, aber sicher! (Uni Magdeburg) CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 11.09.2020 KW - Wasserstoffspeicher KW - Monte-Carlo-Experiment KW - Lebensdauervorhersage KW - Statistische Bewertung KW - Sicherheit KW - Population PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-53154 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Markthochlauf von Wasserstoff - probabilistische Sicherheitsbewertung von Speichern und Normen N2 - Der Foliensatz beginnt mit der Kurzvorstellung des Kompetenzzentrums H2Safety@BAM und weiteren Informationen zum Kompetenzfeld MatCom. Danach werden die Erwartungen der EU zum Wasserstoffverbrauch vorgestellt und visualisiert, wie Risikosteuerung bei stark wachsender Technik funktionieren kann, und welchen zeitlichen Vorlauf man für die Einführung von neuen Zulassungsanforderungen benötigt. Der Begriff Sicherheit wird über den Risikobegriff definiert und am Beispiel quantifiziert. Danach werden verschiedene Werkzeuge vorgestellt, die dazu geeignet sind, die Risikosteuerung im Markthochlauf zu realisieren: Die statistische Bewertung von Stichproben, die probabilistische Bewertung von Populationen, die Lebensdauervorhersage von Populationen. Dies führt weiter zum Gedanken eines probabilistischen Zulassungsansatzes und zum Potential Monte-Carlo-Experimentes in der Bewertung der Wirkung von deterministischen Baumusterprüfkriterien. All dies sind Themen, die nach Meinung des Vortragenden Zukunftsprojekte der Normung sein sollten, um ein Werkzeug zu erhalten, das auch weitgehend ohne produktspezifische Erfahrung geeignet ist, Sicherheit in einer H2-Gesellschaft zu gewährleisten. T2 - Beirat des DIN-Normenausschusses Materialprüfung (NMP) CY - Online meeting DA - 23.03.2021 KW - H2Safety@BAM KW - Monte-Carlo-Experiment KW - Lebensdauervorhersage KW - Statistische Bewertung KW - Risikosteuerung PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54613 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Komann, Steffen T1 - Managementsystem Guide der IAEA (TS-G-1.4) N2 - Es wird der Safety Guide der IAEA für das Managementsystem für den Transport radioaktiver Stoffe vorgestellt. Des Weiteren werden die BAM-Gefahrgutregeln für das Managementsystem erläutert. T2 - Informationsaustausch zur verkehrsrechtlichen Aufsicht bei der Beförderung radioaktiver Stoffe CY - Bonn, Germany DA - 04.02.2025 KW - Radioaktive Stoffe KW - Rückbau kerntechnischer Anlagen KW - Transport KW - Gefahrgut PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62654 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ghaznavi, Ali T1 - Machine Learning Approach for Robust Acoustic Emission-Based Damage Classification in Pressure Vessels N2 - Accurate damage classification of Composite Pressure Vessels (CPVs) is crucial for understanding failure behaviour of hydrogen storage systems. Acoustic Emission (AE) monitoring is a non-destructive testing technique capable of detecting signals from different failure mechanisms such as fiber breakage and matrix cracking, supporting durability assessment of CPVs. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to combine AE and advanced deep learning techniques to develop a robust framework for automatic and accurate identification and classification of damage mechanisms across various CPVs. The evolutionary Genetic Algorithms (GA) was used for feature selection, followed by unsupervised clustering to generate automatic labels for model training. Two different FCNN and CNN-LSTM architectures were used to train individual models based on different AE datasets. Later, Adaptive Transfer Learning (ATL) and Meta Ensemble Learning (MEL) techniques were applied to handle data variability and train predictive generalized model over varied AE datasets. The ATL fine-tunes a pre-trained models to leverage their knowledge, while MEL uses pre-trained models' predictions as meta features to train a meta model. Experimental results demonstrate that while both generalized ATL and MEL trained models perform well across different AE datasets, the MEL framework outperforms ATL method in terms of evaluation metrics. The Mean-Accuracy score reaches 0.9026, and 0.9900 for ATL, and MEL, respectively. The most accurate multi-class classification results was achieved using MEL method in terms of the Mean-Accuracy and Recall metrics. The proposed framework provides a scalable, adaptive approach for automated damage classification using AE signals across diverse CPVs in real-world settings. T2 - BAM Colloquium Abteilung 3 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.10.2025 KW - Acoustic Emission KW - Machine Learning KW - Sequential Neural Network KW - Deep Learning KW - Deep Neural Network PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65184 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krug von Nidda, Jonas T1 - Löschwasseruntersuchungen bei Bränden von Energiespeichern mit Lithium-Ionen-Zellen (LöwE) N2 - Die Untersuchung der Zusammensetzung des Löschwassers bei Bränden von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien ist von hohem Interesse. Bisher sind nur wenige bzw. unzureichende Studien in diesem Themenfeld vorhanden. T2 - BAM-UBA-Behördenerfahrungsaustausch 2023 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 12.06.2023 KW - Lithium-Ionen-Batterien KW - Löschwasser KW - Sicherheit PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59273 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Böttcher, Nils T1 - Low Temperature Tomographic In-Situ and Operando Studies in Energy Research N2 - Using low temperatures empowers in-depth investigations of abuse processes in Li-ion cells. A thermal runaway (TR) can be suppressed also on material level at low temperatures.The rethermalization of a critical damaged cell not always leads to a TR. Using the snyergies at BAM enables now In-depth investigation of low temperature inertisation mechanisms in commercial Lithium-Ion-Batteries. In future the synergies will be used for in-depth investigation of other abuse processes in commercial cells e.g., plating or aeging. T2 - HZB Usermeeting CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.12.2024 KW - Lithiumbatteries KW - Thermal Runaway KW - Sychrotron computer tomopgrahy KW - Low temperature PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62300 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias T1 - Low temperature properties of rubber seals N2 - Understanding the failure mechanisms that lead to leakage of rubber seals at low temperatures is important. Rubber properties are highly temperature dependent. Changes in behaviour at low temperatures can result from the rubber-glass transition and for some rubbers by partial crystallisation. Experimental results on the low temperature behaviour of different rubber seals were discussed to help understand seal failure processes. T2 - Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) webinar an Elastomers at Low Temperatures CY - Online meeting DA - 11.09.2020 KW - Low temperature KW - Rubber seal KW - Compression set KW - Glass transition PY - 2020 UR - https://www.iom3.org/rubber-engineering-group/event/elastomers-low-temperatures AN - OPUS4-51306 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sagradov, Ilja T1 - Long-term tests on metal seals using continuous force measurement in compressed state N2 - In Germany, spent fuel and heat generating radioactive waste is stored in casks for transport and storage (DPCs). The storage licenses were granted for up to 40 years. Due to the delay in identifying a final repository site for such radioactive waste, the storage periods are to be extended significantly. The objective of our research work is to collect additional material data for metal seals in order to be able to better assess the long-term safety of the sealing system of the casks for a period of up to 100 years. A principal safety consideration for the DPCs is the long-term performance of bolted lid sealing systems utilizing metal seals to ensure the safe enclosure of the radioactive inventory during interim storage. To assess the sealing behavior, it is necessary to examine the aging-dependent residual restoring force for the metal seals and the usable resilience. By investigating the change in these values as a function of time and temperature, further insight can be gained into the assessment of long-term safety for extended interim storage. In the present study, the restoring force of metal seals with an outer aluminum jacket and a torus diameter of 9.9 mm was measured continuously. For this purpose, a specially designed device equipped with a load cell was used under isothermal conditions. As part of the investigation, the level and rate of decrease of the restoring seal force were recorded over test periods of one and two months. The seal temperature was set to 35 °C, 75 °C, 100 °C, 125 °C, and 150 °C, respectively. A direct correlation was observed between the temperature of the seal, the level of the restoring force after compressing and heating the seal, and the drop-off characteristics of the restoring force. It was found that in our test device the force level immediately after reaching the respective temperature is lower for higher seal temperatures, while the drop rate of the restoring force is higher. This paper describes the experimental setting and discusses first results in comparison with our long-term discontinuous measurements. T2 - 21st International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials - PATRAM 2025 CY - San Antonio, TX, USA DA - 27.07.2025 KW - Long-Term Safety Assessment KW - Extended Interim Storage KW - Metal Seal Aging KW - Restoring Force Degradation KW - Temperature-Dependent Performance PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63880 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sagradov, Ilja T1 - Long-term tests on metal seals using continuous force measurement in compressed state N2 - In Germany, spent fuel and heat generating radioactive waste is stored in casks for transport and storage (DPCs). The storage licenses were granted for up to 40 years. Due to the delay in identifying a final repository site for such radioactive waste, the storage periods are to be extended significantly. The objective of our research work is to collect additional material data for metal seals in order to be able to better assess the long-term safety of the sealing system of the casks for a period of up to 100 years. A principal safety consideration for the DPCs is the long-term performance of bolted lid sealing systems utilizing metal seals to ensure the safe enclosure of the radioactive inventory during interim storage. To assess the sealing behavior, it is necessary to examine the aging-dependent residual restoring force for the metal seals and the usable resilience. By investigating the change in these values as a function of time and temperature, further insight can be gained into the assessment of long-term safety for extended interim storage. In the present study, the restoring force of metal seals with an outer aluminum jacket and a torus diameter of 9.9 mm was measured continuously. For this purpose, a specially designed device equipped with a load cell was used under isothermal conditions. As part of the investigation, the level and rate of decrease of the restoring seal force were recorded over test periods of one and two months. The seal temperature was set to 35 °C, 75 °C, 100 °C, 125 °C, and 150 °C, respectively. A direct correlation was observed between the temperature of the seal, the level of the restoring force after compressing and heating the seal, and the drop-off characteristics of the restoring force. It was found that in our test device the force level immediately after reaching the respective temperature is lower for higher seal temperatures, while the drop rate of the restoring force is higher. This paper describes the experimental setting and discusses first results in comparison with our long-term discontinuous measurements. T2 - 21st International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials - PATRAM 2025 CY - San Antonio, TX, USA DA - 27.07.2025 KW - Temperature-Dependent Performance KW - Extended Interim Storage KW - Long-Term Safety Assessment KW - Metal Seal Aging KW - Restoring Force Degradation PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63891 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sagradov, Ilja T1 - Long-term tests and numerical simulations on metal seals based on continuous force measurement in compressed state N2 - In Germany, the search for a disposal site for heat-generating radioactive waste will take decades longer than originally assumed. Transport and storage casks must therefore ensure safe containment for extended interim storage periods, possibly over 100 years. In order to maintain the required leak tightness, spring core metal seals with aluminum or silver cladding are used. As sealing force decreases over time, BAM has been conducting tests for over 15 years to prove their long-term reliability. This work - a joint project of BASE and BAM - aims to obtain additional material data using a new device for continuous measurement of compression force over time and temperature for lifetime prediction models and is supported by FEM simulations. Initial tests on aluminum and silver seals have been completed, and first results are presented. T2 - safeND 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.09.2025 KW - Interim storage KW - Metal seal KW - Restoring force PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64991 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Anita T1 - Lithiumbatterien: Anforderungen für die Beförderung von beschädigten Batterien und Überblick über die UN TDG Arbeitsgruppe zur gefahrenbasierten Klassifizierung N2 - Lithiumbatterien: Anforderungen für die Beförderung von beschädigten Batterien und Überblick über die UN TDG Arbeitsgruppe zur gefahrenbasierten Klassifizierung BAM ist beteiligt in den Arbeitsgruppen und stellt eigene Prüfergebnisse vor. T2 - IAA 2022 Transportation, Gefahrguttag des BMDV, "Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Gefahrgutrecht und Erhöhung der Sicherheit von Gefahrgutfahrzeugen" CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 21.09.2022 KW - Lithiumbatterien KW - Energiespeicher KW - UN TDG Lithiumbatterien PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56742 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Böttcher, Nils T1 - Lithiumbatterien, Natrium-Ionen Batterien, Festkörperbatterien - Wohin geht die Regelwerksentwicklung? N2 - Der Markt für Energiespeicher befindet sich in einer Phase intensiver technologischer Diversifizierung. Neben etablierten Lithium-Ionen-Batterien gewinnen neue Systeme wie Natrium-Ionen-Batterien und künftige Technologien wie Festkörperbatterien zunehmend an Bedeutung. Dies stellt jedoch neue Anforderungen an die Handhabung und Logistik respektiver Systeme und rückt die Klassifizierung von Batterien nach Gefährlichkeit stärker in den Fokus. In diesem Kontext gilt es Transportprozesse zu vereinfachen und simultan die Sicherheit zu erhöhen. Im Rahmen dieses Vortrags werden aktuelle und kommende Batterietechnologien vorgestellt, die essenziellen Hürden bei deren Handhabung, Transport und Lagerung zusammenfassend dargestellt und ein umfassender Ausblick auf die Regelwerksentwicklung gegeben. Schwerpunkte liegen dabei auf I) der Entwicklung dedizierter Methoden für die Einordnung in Kategorien defekte und kritisch defekte Batteriesysteme, II) Passivierende Verfahren (thermisch und/oder elektrisch) für einen sicheren Transport und III) der Optimierung der Wertschöpfungskette des Gesamtsystems „Batterie“ durch effizientere Batteriekreisläufe und Recyclingverfahren. T2 - Zweite Fachkonferenz Transport und Lagerung von Lithiumbatterien 2025 CY - Augsburg, Germany DA - 03.07.2025 KW - Batteriesicherheit KW - Gekühlter Transport von Batterien KW - Tieftemperaturpassivierung KW - Regelwerksentwicklung KW - Wertschöpfungskette und Batterierecycling PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65078 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Anita T1 - Lithiumbatterien im Seeschiffsverkehr: lassen sich zukünftig Brände verhindern? N2 - Ausgehend von der Vielzahl an Bränden im Seeverkehr, die Lithiumbatteriebränden zugeschrieben werden, wird betrachtet, wie ein sichererer Transport von Lithiumbatterien im Seeverkehr erfolgen kann und inwiefern die BAM durch Ihre Mitarbeit in der Regelwerksentwicklung und Forschung dazu beiträgt. T2 - KLIB Mitgliederforum CY - Frankfurt am Main, Germany DA - 19.03.2024 KW - Lithiumbatterien KW - Gefahrguttransport KW - Seeverkehr KW - Sicherheit PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62324 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Anita T1 - Lithiumbatterien - Transport und Sicherheit N2 - Regularien und Anforderungen (zum Transport) von Lithiumbatterien. T2 - 6. Photovoltaik-Betriebs- und Sicherheitstagung CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 24.11.2022 KW - Lithiumbatterien KW - Regularien KW - Energiespeicher KW - Transport PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56744 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Anita T1 - Lithiumbatterien - Transport und Sicherheit N2 - Fachwissen zum Transport und sicherem Umgang mit Lithiumbatterien ist eine essentielle für die Arbeit der Gefahrgutbeauftragten der Polizei. Dabei geht e nicht nur um selbstgenutzte Geräte sondern häufig auch um sichergestellte und möglicherweise beschädigte Geräte / Akkus. Diese müssen bestmöglich vor Datenverlust bewahrt werden, gleichzeitig ist die Sicherheit für die zuständigen Mitarbeiter unabdingbar. Der Vortrag dient dazu, die Zuhörer in die Lage zu versetzen, fallbezogene Entscheidungen für Maßnahmen für den sicheren Umgang und den Transport zu treffen. T2 - Polizeiakademie Niedersachsen Gefahrgutbeauftragte CY - Dannenberg, Germany DA - 10.12.2024 KW - Lithiumbatterien KW - Gefahrguttransport KW - Lagerung PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62331 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Böttcher, Nils T1 - Lithium-Ionen-Batterien: Aktuelles aus der Forschung Optimierungsmöglichkeiten beim Transport kritisch-defekter Batterien N2 - Durch den gekühlte Transport von kritisch defekten Lithium-Batterien können Zellen unterhalb ihrer initialen Reaktionstemperatur inert und ohne thermisches Durchgehen sicher transportiert werden. Allerdings kann das Auftauen von kritischen Zellen je nach Beständigkeit der Kurzschlusses dennoch zum thermischen Durchgehen führen. Zusätzlich sollte ein direkter Kontakt mit dem Kühlmedium sollte unterbunden werden, da dieses sonst in die Zellen eindringen kann. Anhand der vorgestellten Ergebnisse zeigt sich zudem keine allgemeingültige sichere Transporttemperatur. T2 - IAA Transportation CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 19.09.2024 KW - Thermal runaway KW - Low temperature KW - Lithium-ion batteries KW - Abuse testing PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62320 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Böttcher, Nils T1 - Lithium und Natrium Ionen Batterien: Eine Frage der Sicherheit - Aktuelle und zukünftige Herausforderungen für die Kreislaufwirtschaft N2 - Der Markt für Energiespeicher befindet sich in einer Phase intensiver technologischer Diversifizierung. Neben etablierten Lithium-Ionen-Batterien gewinnen neue Systeme wie Natrium-Ionen-Batterien und künftige Technologien, z.B. Festkörperbatterien, zunehmend an Bedeutung. Dies stellt neue Anforderungen an Handhabung, Logistik und insbesondere das Recycling respektiver Systeme. Gleichwohl die Batterieverordnung einen künftigen Einsatz von Rezyklat in bei der Herstellung von Batterien vorsieht, ist bislang wenig darüber bekannt, wie sich recycelte Materialien auf Batteriesicherheit-, Leistungsfähigkeit- und Lebensdauer auswirken. Alternativ zu einem direkten Recycling gewinnt ebenso die Verlängerung der Batterielebensdauer durch so genannte „Second-life Anwendungen“ zunehmend an Interesse. Durch verbesserte Methoden zur Vorhersage von Lebensdauer, Restlebensdauer und Betriebssicherheit könnten Batterien länger im Einsatz gehalten werden, was zunehmend Ressourcen schonen würde. Im Rahmen dieses Vortrages werden die o.g. Themen in einem umfassenden Kontext des Gesamtsystems „Batterie“ diskutiert und aktuelle Entwicklungen aus einem regulatorischen und wissenschaftlichen Blickwinkel zusammenfassend dargelegt. T2 - TraWeBa-Kongress CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 13.05.2025 KW - Recycling von Batterien KW - Thermisches Durchgehen KW - Second-Life Anwendungen KW - Batteriekreisläufe PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65076 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sander, Luise T1 - Links Between Electrode Properties and Cell Performance in Commercial Sodium-Ion Batteries N2 - Our latest results of commercially purchased cylindrical sodium ion battery (SIB) cells will be presented. Two different cell types were dissasembled and thouroughly characterized on electrode as well as on material level. Both cell types comprise aluminum current collectors for anode and cathode, respectively. Furthermore, geometric electrode parameters, such as electrode size, thickness and loading, will be presented and linked to the electrical data-sheet values. Further in-depth characterization on material level revealed that both cathode active materials are composed of a cobalt free Ni-Mn-Fe-oxide. Interestingly, the cathode particles significantly differ in shape and size between the two cell types. Both anode active materials are graphite-free, and the particle structure points in both cases to a biomass-derived hard carbon material. Based on gas chromatography mesaurements coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), both cell types utilize a mixture of carbonates as electrolyte, however, contain different conductive salts. Moreover, the measured, characteristic electrical features, e.g., capacity, Coulombic efficiency, and initial cycle life, will be discussed. Intriguingly, the cycling stability greatly differs between the cell types. Presumably, this behaviour can be mainly linked to the different morphology of the cathode active material. Overall, the work can give important insights in the composition and electrical behabiour of currently available SIB-cells. T2 - Sodium Battery Symposium (SBS-6) CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 03.09.2025 KW - Battery KW - Sodium-Ion-Battery KW - Electrochemical Energy Storage KW - Energy Storage PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64411 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Appel, Paul Alexander T1 - Linking Porosity to Storage Capacity: Core-Shell Carbon Materials as High-Capacity Anodes for Sodium Ion Batteries N2 - Hard carbons (HCs) are currently one of the most promising anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, the Na storage mechanism remains controversial, leaving the theoretical limits of carbon anodes unclear. To deconvolute the specific capacity from irreversible capacity losses, resulting from the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), core-shell carbon materials were synthesized. Based on these core-shell materials, an investigation of the storage mechanism of sodium is possible. T2 - Advanced Battery Power 2025 CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 01.04.2025 KW - Electrochemical Energy Materials KW - Negative Electrodes KW - Sodium Ion Batteries PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65114 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sander, Luise T1 - Linking Material and Electrode Properties to the Cell Performance of Two Types of Commercially Available SIBs N2 - As the first commercial sodium-ion-batteries (SIBs) are available for purchase, it is possible to investigate material composition. Gaining an insight into the material composition of these SIBs is of interest not only for the classification of possible safety risks and hazards, but also in regards to recycling. Herein we report the preliminary investigations of the chemical and structural composition of first commercial SIB-cells. Two different SIB-cell types were compared in terms of electrode size, thickness, loading etc. Furthermore, the composition of the active materials and electrolyte was investigated and compared. Finally, the gained results were linked to the different data sheet performance of the two cell types. T2 - WISPER - Women in Science Promoting Energy Research CY - London, UK DA - 21.05.2025 KW - Battery KW - Sodium-Ion-Battery KW - Electrochemical Energy Storage KW - Energy Storage PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63284 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sander, Luise T1 - Linking material and electrode properties to the cell performance of commercially available sodium-ion cells N2 - As the first commercial sodium-ion-batteries (SIBs) are available for purchase, it is possible to investigate material composition. Gaining an insight into the material composition of these SIBs is of interest not only for the classification of possible safety risks and hazards, but also in regard to recycling. Herein we report the preliminary investigations of the chemical and structural composition of first commercial SIB-cells.[1,2] Two different SIB-cell types were compared in terms of electrode size, thickness, loading etc. Furthermore, the composition of the active materials and electrolyte was investigated and compared. Finally, the gained results were linked to the different data sheet performance of the two cell types. T2 - Batterieforum Deutschland 2026 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 20.01.2026 KW - Electrochemical Energy Storage KW - Battery KW - Sodium-ion-battery KW - EES KW - Energy Storage PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65588 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sander, Luise T1 - Linking Material and Electrode Properties to the Cell Performance of Commercially Available SIBs N2 - As the first commercial sodium-ion-batteries (SIBs) are available for purchase, it is possible to investigate material composition. Gaining an insight into the material composition of these SIBs is of interest not only for the classification of possible safety risks and hazards, but also in regards to recycling. Herein we report the preliminary investigations of the chemical and structural composition of first commercial SIB-cells.[1,2] Two different SIB-cell types were compared in terms of electrode size, thickness, loading etc. Furthermore, the composition of the active materials and electrolyte was investigated and compared. Finally, the gained results were linked to the different data sheet performance of the two cell types. T2 - Advanced Battery Power 2025 CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 01.04.2025 KW - Battery KW - Sodium-Ion-Battery KW - Electrochemical Energy Storage KW - Energy Storage PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62924 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krug von Nidda, Jonas T1 - Linking Key Features of Commercial Lithium-Ion Cells to Thermal Runaway Effects and Propagation Behavior N2 - Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are essential for the electrification of vehicles and play an important role for stationary storage units needed for grid-balancing. Research groups all over the world work on the improvement of LIBs regarding an increase in energy density as well as cycle-life and a decrease in costs. Next to these research topics, a continuously uprising and crucial field is safety features of LIBs, which can be implemented at different levels, such as material, cell, battery and system level. The abuse/misuse of a LIB can cause an internal release of heat which can trigger a chain of exothermic reactions on cell level. Hence, the cell temperature increases dramatically, causing the so-called thermal runaway (TR), possibly leading to flames and/or explosion of the cell. Moreover, the TR of one cell can initiate the TR of adjacent cells leading to a so-called propagation, possibly, causing the TR of the whole battery. Ideally, easily obtainable key features of a certain cell – such as cathode type, cell format, cell energy and state of charge (SOC) - could allow the prediction of its behaviour under abuse conditions. In the present study, we will discuss the latest result of our safety tests on cell level employing an external heater as TR-trigger. Single cell tests will be analysed regarding different hazardous features during the TR, e.g., cell temperature, occurrence of flames, peak pressure, gas amount and gas composition. Moreover, the possibility of a TR-propagation and the respective propagation speed will be gained from propagation tests utilizing six cells with identical SOC. In total, the study comprises over 200 tests on cell level. The gained data set is analysed in respect to the cell parameters, such as cell format, cell energy, SOC and the cathode type as well as the atmosphere (air vs. N2) present during the test. A special focus is put on the discussion of general conclusions linking cell parameters to TR-effects and propagation behaviour. The findings regarding common conclusions between key features and TR-effects can enable a rather facile selection process of cells/batteries for certain applications according to specific safety targets. Moreover, it allows to choose cell-specific safety measures, suitable during operation. In further works, the study will be extended to end-of-first life cells yielding important conclusions regarding crucial safety aspects for the implementation of those cells in 2nd-life application. Generally, the presented results can increase the overall understanding of the TR mechanism supporting the design of advanced measures to enhance the safety on cell level in the future. T2 - 224th ECS Meeting CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 08.10.2023 KW - Lithium Ion Batteries KW - Thermal Runaway KW - Propagation KW - Safety PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59268 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eberwein, Robert T1 - LH2 Tanks In Fire Incidents - The Cryogenic High Temperature Thermal Vacuum Chamber Enables In-Depth Insights N2 - Liquefied Hydrogen (LH2) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) establish themselves as important energy carriers in the transport sector. Their storage requires tanks with thermal super-insulations to keep them at cryogenic conditions for a long time. These insulation systems have proven itself in various applications over a long time. However, these insulations are still new in land transportation, where accidents involving collisions, fires, and their combination are to be expected. This study summarizes the results of the ongoing research program in which insulations commonly used in industry were analysed through experimental and numerical studies under fire-like conditions. It was found that there are strong differences among the various insulation systems. Several safety concerns and research gaps exists for layered insulations, which are typically used in land transport. To further analyse these insulation systems, a new test concept called Cryogenic High Temperature Thermal Vacuum Chamber (CHTTVC) was developed and manufactured. This concept enables the testing of large insulation samples under industrial conditions and the consideration of cryogenic conditions relevant for the investigation of various phenomena. The results are important for the evaluation of accident scenarios, the improvement of thermal super-insulations, and the development of emergency measures. T2 - IMECE 2024 CY - Portland, OR, USA DA - 17.11.2024 KW - LH2 KW - LNG KW - Fire KW - Insulation KW - Safety PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61752 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick T1 - Leveraging the Potential of Na-Ion-Batteries with Tailormade Anodes N2 - Research progress on synthetic hard carbon anodes was suggested as key technology to leverage the potential of sodium ion batteries. The background, progress and market size of sodium ion batteries was presented and the relevance of producing such materials in terms of a business case was suggested. T2 - HWR Entrepreneural Workshop 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 18.10.2025 KW - Natrium-Ionen-Batterien KW - Synthetische Anoden KW - Kohlenstoff PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64909 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick T1 - Leveraging the Potential of Na-Ion-Batteries with Tailormade Anodes N2 - The concept of sodium-ion-batteries and their expected impact for the energy change is introduced, by explaining differences to lithium-ion-batteries. The challenge as well as the potential may be illustrated on the example of novel carbon anodes.While the general suitability is proven since the recent commercialization, limitations and detailed structure-performance relations remain topic to research. The progress in activities of BAM division 3.6 are illustrated further supporting the future impact of the technology. T2 - TechConnect Adlershof 2024: Sustainable Energy Future CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 09.11.2024 KW - Synthetic Carbon Anodes PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61947 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Leichtbau von Gasspeichern - unsere Werkzeuge für den Leichtbau N2 - Der Vortrag stellt dar, wie die aktuellen Maßnahmen im Bereich der Sicherheitsbewertung von Gasspeichern in den Leichtbau einzahlen. Hierbei wird die Motivation für den Markthochlauf Wasserstoff vorangestellt: Die Reduktion bzw. Vermeidung von Klimagasen. Danach wird unterschieden zwischen den Maßnahmen für die Aspekte „Einsparung von Transportenergie“, „Materialeinsatz im Design“, „Maximierung der Verwendung“. Das Ergebnis kann zusammengefasst werden mit a) Der Leichtbau hat viele Aspekte, Zielsetzungen und Wirkansätze. b) Die Designoptimierung nach den konkurrierenden Zielen „Materialeinsatz“ (Produktionskosten; günstige Werkstoffe), Gewicht (Transportkosten) und Sicherheit gelingt immer besser. c) Im geregelten Bereich erfordern neue Wege des Leichtbaus oft eine Änderung der Vorschriften, die man rechtzeitig angehen muss. d) Wenn man Leichtbau auch als Maximierung der Nutzungsdauer pro Materialeinsatz versteht, geht es vor allem um die Nachhaltigkeit in der Nutzung und damit um neue Methoden der Sicherheitsbeurteilung zur Maximierung der Nutzungsdauer (ZfP oder lfd. Überwachung). T2 - 4. Netzwerktreffen Leichtbau Berlin-Brandenburg CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 01.10.2024 KW - Wasserstoffspeicher KW - Probabilistik KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Stichprobenprüfung PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61331 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Kompetenzzentrum H2SAFETY@BAM - Das Spektrum H2-Aktivitäten der BAM N2 - Der Vortrag stellt das Kompetenzzentrum H2Safety der BAM vor und zeigt Aspekte besonderer Kompetenz des Zentrums mit Blick auf das Kompetenzfeld TestCert. Beginnend mit dem H2-Unfall auf dem Tempelhofer Feld in 1894 wird dargestellt welche Bedeutung Sicherheitsfragen zu Wasserstoff für das Kompetenzzentrum H2Safety haben. Danach wird die Struktur und die Arbeitsschwerpunkte erläutert und die verantwortlichen Personen kurz vorgestellt. Das Kompetenzfeld TestCert wird vertieft erläutert und hier auf das Spektrum der wissenschaftlichen und technischen Dienstleistungen hingewiesen. Darauf aufbauend werden die statistischen Aspekte eines Markthochlaufes wie auch die der Streuung einer Population und deren Alterung dargelegt. Zuletzt kommt der Hinweis auf das Potential der Bewertung von Baumusterprüfkriterien mithilfe der Monte-Carlo-Simulation. T2 - BAM-DIN-IGV-DVFG -Jahresgespräch 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 24.02.2021 KW - Wasserstoffspeicher KW - H2Safety@BAM KW - Lebensdauervorhersage KW - Monte-Carlo-Experiment KW - Sicherheit PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54615 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Böttcher, Nils T1 - Kick-off LiBaTra - WP4: Safety Tests N2 - Die BAM ist Projektpartner im vom BMWE geförderten Verbundvorhaben LiBaTra („Lithium-Ionen-Batterie Transport und sichere Deaktivierung für das Recycling“). Weitere Projektpartner neben der BAM sind die Universität Braunschweig mit dem iPAT (Institut für Partikeltechnik) sowie die Firmen Siemens Energy SE sowie No Canary. Die BAM bearbeitet das Teilvorhaben „Risikobestimmung tiefenentladener Energiespeicher“ (FKZ: 03EI6145A-D). Die Präsentation gibt die wesentlichen Arbeitsinhalte des Teilvorhabens der BAM wieder. T2 - Kick-off Meeting des Verbundvorhabens LiBaTra CY - Online meeting DA - 17.02.2026 KW - Auswirkungsbetrachtungen KW - Elektrische Energiespeicher KW - Lithium-Ionen-Batterie KW - Stationäre Energiespeicher KW - Thermisches Durchgehen PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65657 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gleim, Tobias T1 - KI-unterstützte Dokumentenanalyse für die Sicherheitsbewertung von Transportbehältern für Gefahrstoffe N2 - Transport packages for radioactive material require, dependent on type und quantity of the radioactive material, a regulatory approval. Safety assessments shall be conducted in compliance with the IAEA regulations and documented in a comprehensive package design safety report to obtain approval from authority. This comprehensive safety report evaluates a broad range of requirements from the regulations, including physical specifications, control measures, and testing assessments. Additionally, it encompasses supporting documents such as specifications, plans in a variety of complex documents. Safety and manufacturing reports contain multiple interconnected sub-reports covering various topics. Changes, such as component modifications, material property updates, standards, or regulatory revisions, often impact multiple sections of the safety analysis reports, making even minor adjustments complex and time-consuming. Each transport package has unique constraints, making every safety report distinct, despite following the same regulatory framework. This project aims to enhance data analysis and processing through AI-based approaches [4]. Automated methods for analysing and interlinking documentation will improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency while reducing human error in safety assessments. A key challenge is that pre-trained Large Language Models (LLMs) lack domain-specific data on packaging safety, potentially leading to inaccurate results. To mitigate this, the project applies Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in conjunction with LLMs. This approach integrates the strengths of pre-trained models with expert knowledge from databases and document repositories, ensuring accurate, well-founded, and transparent assessments. Beyond technical challenges, human factors must be considered early. New technologies often trigger resistance, if not introduced properly. Furthermore, long-term AI-reliance may lead to loss of expertise needed to solve complex problems. User-centred approach ensures effective implementation and lasting viability. This study evaluates the feasibility of using LLMs [2] and RAG [1, 3] for regulatory compliance in radioactive material transport. By analysing current documentation workflows, we assess how AI-driven tools can interpret complex safety reports and identify critical dependencies. Furthermore, we highlight the necessity of robust data governance, confidentiality measures, and AI reliability in this highly regulated domain. T2 - KONTEC 2025 CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 17.09.2025 KW - AI-driven KW - QI-Digital KW - Retrieval-Augmented Generation KW - Large Language Model PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64153 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wille, Frank T1 - KI-unterstützte Begutachtung der Behältersicherheit N2 - Die BAM führt sicherheitswissenschaftliche Begutachtungen von Gefahrgutbehältern durch, die mechanische, thermische, abschirmende und transportbezogene Analysen sowie Materialbewertungen und experimentelle Prüfungen umfassen. Diese Begutachtungen basieren auf umfassenden Sicherheitsberichten und Betriebsdokumentationen, die zahlreiche verknüpfte Dokumente und Daten enthalten. Änderungen an Komponenten oder regulatorischen Vorgaben können große Auswirkungen auf den Prüfumfang haben. Das Projekt sieht vor, die Datenanalyse und -bereitstellung mittels KI-Ansätzen zu verbessern. Es sollen Methoden zur automatischen Analyse und Verknüpfung komplexer Dokumentationen entwickelt werden. Ziel ist es, die Effizienz und Sicherheit der Datenanalyse und späteren Sicherheitsbewertung zu steigern, menschliche Fehler zu minimieren und die Qualität der Sicherheitsbewertungen zu verbessern. Die Qualität der Datenbereitstellung aus Zeichnungen, Tabellen, Texten und Berechnungen ist entscheidend für die Verarbeitung digitaler Formate der Behälterdokumentation. Ein neuro-symbolischer KI-Ansatz kombiniert neuronale Netze und symbolische KI, um die komplexen Inhalte zu analysieren und zu verknüpfen, was für die spätere Sicherheitsbewertung der Gefahrgutbehälter entscheidend ist. In vortrainierten Large Language Models (LLMs) fehlen für diesen Anwendungsfall spezifische fachliche Daten zur Behältersicherheit was zu fehlerhaften Ergebnissen führen kann. Für die Datenbereitstellung und Analyse im Zuge einer Sicherheitsbewertung gilt es dieses auszuschließen. Hierzu soll die RAG-Architektur (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) im Zusammenspiel mit LLMs angewendet werden. Dieser neue Ansatz der natürlichen Sprachverarbeitung und generativen KI soll die Stärken vortrainierter Sprachmodelle mit Fachwissen und Informationen aus Datenbanken und Dokumentensammlungen kombinieren. Die generierten Ergebnisse sollen dabei zusammen mit den verwendeten Quellen bereitgestellt werden, um eine fundierte und nachvollziehbare Basis für die Sicherheitsbewertung bilden. T2 - Informationsaustausch zur verkehrsrechtlichen Aufsicht bei der Beförderung radioaktiver Stoffe CY - Bonn, Germany DA - 04.02.2025 KW - KI KW - RAG KW - LLM PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62538 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wille, Frank T1 - KI-Einsatz im gefahrgutrechtlichen Kontext N2 - Der Vortrag behandelt den Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz im gefahrgutrechtlichen Kontext und beleuchtet deren Potenzial zur Effizienzsteigerung in ressourcenlimitierten Umgebungen. Anwendungsfelder an der BAM umfassen die Datenanalyse zur Verpackungssicherheit, die Automatisierung von Zulassungs- und Genehmigungsprozessen, die Unterstützung bei der Mitarbeit an Normen und Regelwerken sowie die Bearbeitung komplexer Forschungsfragen. Herausgestellt wird die wachsende Datenmenge und Komplexität in der Gremienarbeit (z. B. UN-Regelwerke), die manuelle Auswertung ineffizient macht. KI-gestützte Methoden wie LLM, RAG und Knowledge Graphs sollen digitale Qualitätsinfrastrukturen unterstützen, die Dokumenten- und Datenanalyse beschleunigen, ohne die menschliche Verantwortung für Sicherheitsbewertungen zu ersetzen. Zentrale Herausforderungen sind die Black-Box-Natur von KI, mögliche Halluzinationen, sowie die Sicherstellung von Reliabilität und Compliance. Ein innovativer Ansatz wird für die wiederkehrende Prüfung von Gasdruckspeichern vorgestellt: Durch die Kombination zerstörungsfreier Prüfungen mit ML-gestützter Datenanalyse können Sicherheitsreserven ausgewiesen und Kosten deutlich reduziert werden. T2 - 20. Gefahrgut-Technik-Tage CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.11.2025 KW - Artificial Intelligence KW - RAG KW - LLM PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64864 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. A1 - Bock, Robert T1 - Key points in compressed hydrogen storage N2 - This presentation highlights some key points in hydrogen safety related to compressed HYDROGEN STORAGE. It explains some needs concerning the Market ramp-up: cost and safety related aspects like Risk-control by consequence and/or frequency limitation. Other aspects are the optimization of design and test standards by using Monte-Carlo based assessments and the Generation of probabilistic data as input for risk management tools during the design type approval and periodic inspection. Further safety aspects of design and manufacturing have to be taken into account as well as aspects of operational safety with material degradation, non-destructive testing and appropriate tools for operational files. T2 - The opening of BAM hydrogen refueling station CY - Horstwalde, Germany DA - 03.07.2025 KW - Market ramp-up KW - Consequence limitation KW - Frequency limitation KW - Accoustic emission KW - Monte-Carlo PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63810 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schönfelder, Thorsten T1 - Kerntechnische Entsorgung Herausforderungen im Transport und bei der Lagerung N2 - Nach der Reaktorkatastrophe in Fukushima 2011 hat die Bundesregierung beschlossen die Nutzung der Kernenergie bis zum Jahr 2022 zu beenden. Seitdem erfolgt der Rückbau und die Stilllegung der kerntechnischen Anlagen in Deutschland. Dieser Vortrag erörtert die Herausforderungen, die sich mit dem Transport und der Lagerung von Kernbrennstoffen ergeben und leitet daraus Anforderungen ab, die an Transportbehälter gestellt werden. T2 - Ausgewählte Kapitel der Werkstofftechnik - Brand- und Explosionsverhalten von Werkstoffen CY - Wuppertal, Germany DA - 24.01.2020 KW - Kerntechnische Entsorgung KW - Rückbau KW - Transport- und Lagerbehälter PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-50428 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Böttcher, Nils T1 - Kalte Kiste - Tieftemperatur Transport eine sichere Option für kritische Batterien? N2 - Obwohl Batterien und im Besonderen Lithiumbatterien bei normaler Benutzung sicher sind, kann ein Fehlerfall zu einem katastrophalen Event führen. Dabei können giftige Gase frei werden und es kann bis zum Brand der gesamten Batterie kommen. Daher muss der Transport beschädigter Batterien unter sicheren Bedingungen erfolgen. Die Zuständigkeit für den sicheren Transport kritisch defekter Batterien in Deutschland hat die BAM inne. In diesem Zusammenhang erforscht die BAM an sicheren Transportbedingungen, welche im Rahmen dieser Präsentation vorgestellt werden. Dabei zeigen Lithiumbatterien unterhalb einer individuellen Temperatur keinerlei Reaktionen bei kritischer Beschädigung. Diese Temperatur wird als initiale Reaktionstemperatur (IRT) definiert. Ferner kann diese IRT mit einem einfachen elektrischen Test bestimmt werden. Ein Auftauen nach der kritischen Beschädigung kann dennoch zum thermischen Durchgehen (TR) führen. Dieser kann jedoch zusätzlich auch lokal begrenzt auftreten. Das Schockfrosten während des laufenden TR führt nicht immer dazu, dass der TR gestoppt wird. T2 - VDA AK Gefahrgutbeauftragte CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.02.2025 KW - Lithiumbatterien KW - Batteriesicherheit KW - Gekühlter Transport PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63347 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Meurer, Maren T1 - Is olypropylene relevant for microplastic analytics? N2 - Nowadays, in every terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem, even in the remotest areas, small residues of plastics, the so called microplastic (MP) can be found. MPs are particles with a size of 1-1000 µm (ISO/TR 21960:2020), mainly containing synthetic polymers like polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Even styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) as an indication for tire wear is included due to similar particle formation. To understand the MPs consequences to the environment, it is of high priority to capture its extent of contamination. It is surprising that in the analysis of polymer masses in environmental samples, PE, PS and SBR are often detected, but only small amounts of PP, although this is the second most commonly produced standard plastic and many MP particles originate from carelessly disposed packaging materials. This presentation provides hypotheses about the reasons of rare PP identification and mass quantification in environmental samples. Different investigations of pristine PP and representative environmental samples, including the pre-treatment by Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE) or with density separation followed by the thermal extraction / desorption gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (TED-GC/MS) are presented. The results are discussed according to the material properties and a possible degradation mechanism under different weathering conditions which indicate less stability under relevant storage conditions. T2 - Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry CY - Dublin, Ireland DA - 30.04.2023 KW - Sample preparation KW - Polypropylene KW - Microplastic KW - Degradation PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57474 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mehmood, Asad A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick T1 - Ionothermal Template Transformation as a Sustainable Route Towards Carbon Electrodes in Energy Storage and Conversion N2 - Porous carbons with tuneable functionalities and morphologies have extensively been employed as electrode materials in a variety of electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems for instance in fuel cells and electrolysers as active catalysts and catalyst supports, and in secondary batteries as anode materials. Amorphous carbons with well-developed pore structures are of particular interest due to their superior mass-transport characteristics and remarkable charge storage capacities. T2 - Nano-Pak 2023, 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends & Innovations in Nanotechnology CY - Lahore, Pakistan DA - 17.06.2023 KW - Ionothermal Template Transformation KW - Sustainable Route KW - Carbon Electrodes PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58897 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mehmood, Asad T1 - Ionothermal Template Transformation as a Sustainable Route Towards Carbon Electrodes in Energy Storage and Conversion N2 - Porous carbons with tuneable functionalities and morphologies have extensively been employed as electrode materials in a variety of electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems for instance in fuel cells and electrolysers as active catalysts and catalyst supports, and in secondary batteries as anode materials. Amorphous carbons with well-developed pore structures are of particular interest due to their superior mass-transport characteristics and remarkable charge storage capacities. The salt-templating method with its advantage of combined soft and hard templating effects provides a sustainable way to synthesize nano- and mesoporous carbons with tailored porosities via in-situ ionothermal template transformation [1]. In this work, we utilized a MgCl2-based salt melt to prepare nitrogen doped carbons (N-C) with different morphologies and porosities, which were evaluated as anode materials in sodium ion batteries. Simultaneously, use of MgCl2 salt leads to the formation of Mg-N4 moieties in those carbons by means of a pyrolytic template-ion effect (active site imprinting) [2]. Porous carbon frameworks with imprinted Mg-N4 sites are interesting particularly for electrocatalysis applications as they offer an ideal platform to prepare M-N-C catalysts (where M= Co, Fe, Ni etc.) by ion-exchange reactions at low temperatures. The resultant M-N-C catalysts consist purely of M-N4 active sites and high porosity of carbon framework facilitates efficient mass-transport of reacting species. We utilized Mg-N4 imprinted carbons to synthesize morphologically equivalent Ni-N-Cs and Co-N-Cs, containing phase pure Ni-N4 and Co-N4 sites, for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR). In electrochemical tests, Ni-N-Cs exhibited an excellent CO2 reduction activity with considerably higher CO selectivity and mass activity as compared to Co-N-C. The faradic efficiency value of Ni-N-C for CO formation was 95% at U= -0.5 to -0.8 VRHE (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) and a mass activity of 23 A g-1. The performance stability test carried out at -0.65 VRHE demonstrated above 90 % retention of the current density and CO selectivity after 100 h of continuous operation, reflecting the structural robustness of the Ni-N-C catalyst. Finally, these ionothermal carbons with two different morphologies (but without any Ni or Co incorporation) were employed as the anode materials in sodium-ion batteries to evaluate the effects of carbon morphology and functionalization on sodium storage capacities. Compared to the reference carbon material, substantially higher reversible sodium storage capacities were reached with these high porosity carbons that were in the range of 300-500 mAh g-1 [3]. Although the reversible capacity was obtained only after extensive SEI formation, our results reveal the potential for much higher reversible capacities than usually observed using carbons with a tailored porosity in sodium-ion batteries. The talk will include greater details of the structural analysis and sodium storage and CO2 reduction results of these ionothermal carbons. T2 - Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MAT-SUS) CY - Barcelona, Spain DA - 24.10.2022 KW - Porous carbons KW - Sodium ion batteries KW - Anode materials KW - Single atom catalysts KW - Electrochemical CO2 reduction PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-61985 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sklorz, Christian T1 - Investigations on fire resistance of CPVs with respect to validation of fire test setup N2 - Based on Global Technical Regulations No. 13 phase 2 it is shown how to desing an over ground fire test stand with splinter barrier elements and qualification tests like blast testing and wind measurement. T2 - Stakeholders Workshop VH SH2APED CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 26.09.2024 KW - GTR 13 KW - Fire testing on CPVs PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61335 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rolle, Annette A1 - Neumeyer, Tino A1 - Ballheimer, Viktor A1 - Wille, Frank T1 - Investigations of Aged Metal Seals for Transport Package Safety Assessment N2 - Acceptable limits for activity release from transport casks for high-level radioactive material specified in the IAEA regulations must be kept by the integrity of cask body and the cask sealing system. BAM as the German competent authority for mechanical, thermal and containment assessment of packages liable for approval verifies the activity release compliance with the regulatory limits. One of the fundamental aspects in assessment is the specification of conservative package design leakage rates. To ensure the required package tightness for both, storage, and transport of the cask before and after storage usually metal seals of the Helicoflex® Type are used. Due to the long-term use the seal behavior is influenced by temperature and time. The mechanical and thermal loadings associated with the routine, normal and accident conditions of transport specified in the regulations can have a significant effect on the leak tightness of the sealing system. Whereas the safety for application of new, non- aged Helicoflex® seals is verified sufficiently, there are still technical data gaps concerning the efficiency of aged Helicoflex® seals. BAM performed experiments to learn more about the sealing efficiency of aged Helicoflex® seals with Aluminum and Silver outer jackets. The seals were compressed in test-flanges and for artificial ageing the complete flange systems were stored in an oven for several month at a high temperature. During the compression and decompression tests after the aging, load-deformation characteristics of the seals, and leakage rates were measured. With these tests a load situation was simulated, which can occur in the regulatory drop test of the cask: Under high impact loads the bolted lid can lift a little for a short moment, allowing a little movement of the seal, so that the contact area can change before compressing again. The poster presentation will show details about test conditions and first results. T2 - Interdisciplinary research symposium on the safety of nuclear disposal practices safeND2023 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.09.2023 KW - Radioactive material KW - Sealing KW - Ageing KW - Leaktightnes PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58436 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rolle, Annette A1 - Neumeyer, Tino A1 - Ballheimer, Viktor A1 - Wille, Frank T1 - Investigations of Aged Metal Seals for Transport Package Safety Assessment N2 - Acceptable limits for activity release from transport casks for high-level radioactive material specified in the IAEA regulations must be kept by the integrity of cask body and the cask sealing system. BAM as the German competent authority for mechanical, thermal and containment assessment of packages liable for approval verifies the activity release compliance with the regulatory limits. The specification of conservative package design leakage rates is one of the most important aspects in assessment. Metal seals of the Helicoflex® Type are usually used to ensure the required package tightness for both, storage, and transport of the cask before and after storage. Due to the long-term use the seal behavior is influenced by temperature and time. The mechanical and thermal loadings associated with the routine, normal and accident conditions of transport specified in the regulations can have a significant effect on the leak tightness of the sealing system. Whereas the safety for application of new, non- aged Helicoflex® seals is verified sufficiently, there are still technical data gaps concerning the efficiency of aged Helicoflex® seals. BAM performed experiments to learn more about the sealing efficiency of aged Helicoflex® seals with Aluminum and Silver outer jackets. The seals were compressed in test-flanges and for artificial ageing the complete flange systems were stored in an oven for several month at a high temperature. After this ageing procedure the flanges were opened completely, the seals were moved a little to vary the contact area, and the flanges were compressed again. During the compression and decompression tests after the aging, load-deformation characteristics of the seals, and leakage rates were measured. With these tests a load situation was simulated, which can occur in the regulatory drop test of the cask: Under high impact loads the bolted lid can lift a little for a short moment, allowing a little movement of the seal, so that the contact area can change before compressing again. Details about test conditions and first results will be presented in the poster. T2 - RAMTrans 2024, 12th Internatiopnal Conference on the Transport , Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Materials CY - London, UK DA - 15.05.2024 KW - Seals KW - Ageing KW - Radioaktiv PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60112 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias T1 - Investigations of Aged Metal Seals for Interim Storage N2 - The storage of spent fuel and high level radioactive waste in Germany is performed in interim storage containers with double lid systems. The lids are bolted and equipped with metal seals (e.g. Helicoflex®) to ensure the safe enclosure of the inventory. The used metal seals have a layered structure consisting of three components as can be seen schematically in the cross-sectional view in Fig. 1. In the center a helical spring is positioned that is surrounded by two C-shaped jackets and is mainly responsible for generation of the required restoring force. The inner jacket is made of stainless steel and homogenizes the restoring force of the helical spring. The outer jacket is made of silver or aluminium which both are soft metals in comparison to the contact partners (lid and container body). During bolting of the lid to the container body the seal is compressed. The generated restoring force of the helical spring causes a plastic deformation of the outer jacket and adapts to the surfaces of the lid and the container body. Hence, leakage paths are closed and the sealing function is generated. Typical durations for existing interim storage licenses in Germany are 40 years, but it can be expected that they have to be extended to longer periods as a final repository will not be available before the end of the running licence periods. This extension of license periods requires a solid understanding of the long-term behaviour of the seals under storage conditions. To meet this challenge long-term investigations have been started at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM) in 2009. These tests focus on seals assembled in test flanges which are stored at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 150 °C for accelerated ageing. The aged seals are tested repeatedly after certain ageing steps and the leakage rate as indicator for sealing performance, the remaining seal force, and the useable resilience upon decompression are determined. In the poster an update on the performed investigations in respect to earlier publications (Grelle et al. 2019, Goral et al. 2023) will be given and the implications of the results for resilient long term safety will be presented. Additionally, a focus will be laid on the currently planned further investigations and the question “What is additionally needed for evaluation of an interim storage period extension in regard to the used metal seals?” will be addressed. T2 - safeND2023: Forschungssymposium des BASE CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.09.2023 KW - Metal seal KW - Interim storage KW - Ageing PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58568 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias T1 - Investigations at BAM on Fuel Cladding Integrity and DPC Seal Performance N2 - The presentation provides an update on preliminary results from research projects in the area of long term performance of metal seals and fuel rod integrity as safety relevant components of spent fuel transport and storage casks for spent nuclear fuel. T2 - Extended Storage Collaboration Program (ESCP) winter meeting 2022 CY - Charlotte, NC, USA DA - 07.11.2022 KW - Metal seal KW - Fuel cladding KW - Ring compression test KW - Brittle failure PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56400 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nehrig, Marko T1 - Investigation of the internal impact during a 9 m drop test of an accident-safe waste package N2 - The safety assessment of packages for the transport of radioactive material follows the IAEA regulations and guidance. The specified regulatory tests cover severe accidents and demonstrate the package containment system integrity. Special attention must be drawn to the behaviour of the content which could move inside the package due to unpreventable gaps caused by the loading procedure and the structure of the content. A possible internal impact of the content which occurs during the drop tests onto the lid system is investigated. The IAEA regulations SSR-6 and the Guidance SSG-26, revised recently, consider input from Germany and France related to the significance of internal gaps. In the context of a waste package design assessment, a model was equipped with a representative content to conduct a drop test with an internal impact. The weight and kinetic impact of this content covered all possible real contents. The objective of the test was to maximize the load onto the lid system and to prove the mechanical integrity by complying with the required leak tightness. The test was conducted conservatively at a package temperature lower than -40 °C at the BAM Test Site Technical Safety. This paper gives an overview of efforts to address internal gaps and their consequences, and the BAM efforts with the implementation of this topic into IAEA regulations and guidance material. The paper then focuses on the conduction of a drop test and investigation of internal component impact. T2 - ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP2021) CY - Online meeting DA - 13.07.2021 KW - Drop test KW - Internal gaps KW - IAEA PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54744 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar T1 - Investigation of Super Insulation degradation of a tank for cryogenic goods. Effect of fire on the storage of Cryogenic fluids N2 - Cryogenic liquefied gases, such as liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquefied natural gas (LNG), are becoming more popular as eco-friendly energy sources. However, using these gases more often increases the risk of accidents, making it important to conduct thorough risk assessments. The storage systems for these gases rely on thermal superinsulation (TSI), which can fail under extreme heat, especially during fires. Therefore, it is essential to study how and why TSI fails. This research (part of PhD topic) aims to examine insulation performance, thereby improving the overall safety of cryogenic storage systems. T2 - Colloquium of Departement 3 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.05.2024 KW - Investigation KW - Insulation degradation KW - Tank for cryogenic goods PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60462 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Heßmann, Jennifer A1 - Werner, Jan A1 - Scarponi, Giordano Emrys A1 - Cozzani, Valerio A1 - Otremba, Frank T1 - Investigation of realistic fire scenarios involving cryogenic storage tanks N2 - The number of vehicles using or transporting cryogenic fuels such as Liquefied Hydrogen (LH2) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) increases fast in the land transportation sector. Does this also entail new risks for instance from a BLEVE? A key to answer this question is to research representative fires by its characterization and its effect on the insulation. At BAM’s technical test side in Germany, a test series was started to answer this question among others. This paper presents results on a pool fire under a colorimeter, that simulates a tank. The investigation points out, that the full fire characterization approach allows to represent the fire. The findings are relevant for the investigation of a representative design fire that is applicable for the approval and improvement of tanks as well as to research accident scenarios and their consequences. T2 - 18th EFCE International Symposium on Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the Process Industries CY - Bologna, Italy DA - 08.06.2025 KW - LH2 KW - Insulation KW - Fire KW - Liquefied Natural Gas KW - Safety PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63425 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Otremba, Frank A1 - An, Q. A1 - Bäßler, Ralph A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Rehfeldt, Rainer A1 - Hidde, Gundula T1 - Investigation of mechanical stress and B10 exposure on FKM polymer N2 - Biofuels, particularly biodiesel, have gained significant attention as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels in recent years. Unlike diesel, which contains hundreds of compounds, biodiesel only contains a few compounds in the C16-C18 carbon chain. However, the use of biodiesel in automobile and transportation applications can result in problems of degradation or even damage in materials. Among the commonly used polymer materials, fluorocarbon (FKM) shows excellent performance and high stability and compatibility towards oil, diesel, ethanol, and other chemicals. FKM is a family of fluorocarbon-based fluoroelastomer materials, which provide excellent high-temperature and chemical stability compared to other elastomers. As a result, FKM is widely used in chemical processes such as petroleum refining, where it is used for sealings, pumps, and other components. T2 - TMS 2024 153rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings CY - Orlando, Florida, USA DA - 03.03.2024 KW - B10 exposure KW - FKM polymer PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59636 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Winckelmann, Alexander T1 - Investigation of degradation of the aluminum current collector in lithium-ion batteries by glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy N2 - Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one technology to overcome the challenges of climate and energy crisis. They are widely used in electric vehicles, consumer electronics, or as storage for renewable energy sources. However, despite innovations in batteries' components like cathode and anode materials, separators, and electrolytes, the aging mechanism related to metallic aluminum current collector degradation causes a significant drop in their performance and prevents the durable use of LIBs. Glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GD-OES) is a powerful method for depth-profiling of batteries' electrode materials. This work investigates aging-induced aluminum deposition on commercial lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) batteries' cathodes. The results illustrate the depth-resolved elemental distribution from the cathode surface to the current collector. An accumulation of aluminum is found on the cathode surface by GD-OES, consistent with results from energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) combined with focused ion beam (FIB) cutting. In comparison to FIB-EDX, GD-OES allows a fast and manageable depth-profiling. Results from different positions on an aged cathode indicate an inhomogeneous aluminum film growth on the surface. The conclusions from these experiments can lead to a better understanding of the degradation of the aluminum current collector, thus leading to higher lifetimes of LIBs. T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum 2022 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 11.11.2022 KW - Lithium Ion Batteries KW - GD-OES KW - FIB KW - SEM KW - EDX PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56246 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Winckelmann, Alexander T1 - Investigation of degradation of the aluminum current collector in lithium-ion batteries by glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy N2 - Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one technology to overcome the challenges of climate and energy crisis. They are widely used in electric vehicles, consumer electronics, or as storage for renewable energy sources. However, despite innovations in batteries' components like cathode and anode materials, separators, and electrolytes, the aging mechanism related to metallic aluminum current collector degradation causes a significant drop in their performance and prevents the durable use of LIBs.[1] Glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GD-OES) is a powerful method for depth-profiling of batteries' electrode materials. This work investigates aging-induced aluminum deposition on commercial lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) batteries' cathodes. The results illustrate the depth-resolved elemental distribution from the cathode surface to the current collector. An accumulation of aluminum is found on the cathode surface by GD-OES, consistent with results from energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) combined with focused ion beam (FIB) cutting. In comparison to FIB-EDX, GD-OES allows a fast and manageable depth-profiling. Results from different positions on an aged cathode indicate an inhomogeneous aluminum film growth on the surface. The conclusions from these experiments can lead to a better understanding of the degradation of the aluminum current collector, thus leading to higher lifetimes of LIBs. T2 - European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (EWCPS 2023) CY - Ljubljana, Slovenia DA - 29.01.2023 KW - Lithium-ion batteries KW - Aging mechanisms KW - Depth-profiling PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-56992 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Winckelmann, Alexander T1 - Investigation of degradation of the aluminum current collector in lithium-ion batteries by GD-OES N2 - Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one technology to overcome the challenges of climate and energy crisis. They are widely used in electric vehicles, consumer electronics, or as storage for renewable energy sources. However, despite innovations in batteries' components like cathode and anode materials, separators, and electrolytes, the aging mechanism related to metallic aluminum current collector degradation causes a significant drop in their performance and prevents the durable use of LIBs. Glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GD-OES) is a powerful method for depth-profiling of batteries' electrode materials. This work investigates aging-induced aluminum deposition on commercial lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) batteries' cathodes. The results illustrate the depth-resolved elemental distribution from the cathode surface to the current collector. An accumulation of aluminum is found on the cathode surface by GD-OES, consistent with results from energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) combined with focused ion beam (FIB) cutting. In comparison to FIB-EDX, GD-OES allows a fast and manageable depth-profiling. Results from different positions on an aged cathode indicate an inhomogeneous aluminum film growth on the surface. The conclusions from these experiments can lead to a better understanding of the degradation of the aluminum current collector, thus leading to higher lifetimes of LIBs. T2 - Empa Group Meeting CY - Dübendorf, Switzerland DA - 22.11.2022 KW - Lithium Ion Batteries KW - GD-OES KW - FIB KW - SEM KW - EDX PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56584 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Appel, Paul Alexander T1 - Investigation and Development of Tailor-Made Core-Shell Hard Carbon Materials to be used as Negative Electrodes in Sodium Ion Batteries N2 - The current strong interest in electromotive mobility and the need to transition to an energy grid with sustainable energy storage has led to a renewed interest in sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Hard carbons are promising candidates for high-capacity negative electrode materials in SIBs. Their high capacities, however, are often accompanied with high irreversible capacity losses during the initial cycles.[1] The goal of this project is to use analytical techniques to establish a correlation between the structure and the capacities of hard carbons. This has previously been difficult, in part because the sodium storage mechanism is not stoichiometric and due to the disordered structure of hard carbons. Large irreversible capacities associated with hard carbons are often in contradiction to the experimentally determined low surface area of the sample material.[1] A better understanding of the structure-property relationship should enable quantification and understanding of the potential of hard carbon materials for SIBs. Our approach is to explore whether a core-shell structure can separate sodium storage and solid electrolyte interphase formation so that storage capacity and irreversible losses can be investigated separately. The synthesis of a selection of porous carbon structures serving as the core material, will be attempted. Simultaneously, sodium-conducting shell structures will be developed to allow for separation of sodium ions and electrolyte molecules. Subsequently the combination of core and shell materials will be undertaken. These anodes should enable high capacities accompanied with low irreversible capacity due to optimized solid electrolyte interphase formation. T2 - GDCH Electrochemistry 2022 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.09.2022 KW - Energy Materials PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-62001 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krug von Nidda, Jonas T1 - Investigating thermal runaway effects and propagation behaviour of various types of commercial lithium-ion cells N2 - Lithium-ion battery (LIB) powered devices, such as laptops, mobile phones and power tools are ubiquitous in our daily lives. Moreover, LIBs are essential for the electrification of vehicles, and play an important role for stationary storage units needed for grid-balancing. The improvement of LIBs, in terms of increasing energy density as well as cycle-life and decreasing costs, is tackled by numerous research groups all over the world. In the last years, research regarding safety aspects has steadily gained more interest. The safety of LIBs can be implemented at different levels, such as material, cell, battery and system level. The abuse/misuse of an LIB can lead to an internal increase in heat which can trigger a chain of exothermic reactions on cell level. Thus, the cell temperature increases dramatically causing the so-called thermal runaway (TR). This process can lead to flames and/or explosion of the cell. Furthermore, the TR of one cell can initiate the TR of adjacent cells causing the so-called propagation, possibly, leading to the TR of the whole battery. Herein, we will show the latest result of our safety tests on cell level employing an external heater as TR-trigger. Regarding single cell tests, we will compare different hazardous features during the TR, e.g., cell temperature, occurrence of flames, peak pressure, and toxic gases, depending on the cell format, cell energy and the cathode type. The same cell parameters will be used to discuss the results of the propagation tests. Moreover, the influence of the state of charge (SOC) and the present atmosphere (air vs. N2) as well as the repeatability will be discussed. Overall, the study comprises over 180 tests on cell level. The findings regarding the TR behaviour can be used to create a hazard-classification scheme of LIBs, e.g., allowing the definition of (cell type specific) conditions for a safe transport. Furthermore, the results can increase the general understanding of the TR mechanism promoting the development of advanced measures to enhance the safety on cell level in the future. T2 - Advanced Battery Power 2023 CY - Aachen, Germany DA - 27.04.2023 KW - Thermal Runaway KW - Lithium Ion Batteries KW - Safety PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59267 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pampel, Jonas T1 - Investigating the thermal runaway behaviour of commercial lithium ion batteries: Influence of initiation mode and state of charge N2 - Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are omnipresent in our daily lives. LIBs power our laptops and mobile phones, are the energy storage of choice for the electrification of vehicles, and play a vital role in the layout of the storage devices needed for the balancing of the grid. Research groups all over the world work on the improvement of LIBs, e.g., an increase in energy density and cycle-life as well as a decrease in costs. In recent years, investigations concerning the LIB’s safety continuously gain importance, especially, pushed by incidents with electric vehicles. They are multiple levels at which safety measures can be implemented, i.e., material, cell, battery and system level. Accordingly, the behaviour of LIBs under abuse/misuse conditions are often investigated on those levels. Here, we focus on the safety on cell level. Generally, the abuse/misuse leads to an increase in heat in the cell at worst triggering a chain of exothermic reactions. Hence, the cell’s temperature rapidly increases leading to the so-called thermal runaway (TR) possibly accompanied by flames and/or explosion of the cell. Herein, different hazardous features during the TR of different commercial cells are analysed such as temperature, flames, projectiles and toxic gases. In order to gain further insights on the parameters influencing the TR, different type of initiation modes, e.g., external heating, overcharging, nail penetration and external short circuiting are utilized. Moreover, the state of charges (SOCs) are varied to differ the amount of electrical energy present in the cells. Next to the characteristic of the TR of a single cell, the investigation of the propagation of the TR from one cell to another is an important parameter, as a battery is usually composed of multiple cells. Due to the close packaging of the single cells, the TR of one cell is often able to initiate the TR of the surrounding cells, finally, causing the TR of the whole battery. Herein, the propagation ability is studied depending on the cell type and SOC. Finally, the results will be used to formulate (cell specific) conditions for a safe transport of LIBs. Moreover, the gained knowledge can support the development of advanced measures to increase the safety on cell level in the future. T2 - Advanced Battery Power Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 28.01.2021 KW - Abuse Tests KW - Lithium-Batteries KW - Thermal Runaway PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54060 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schubert, Sven T1 - Introduction of the German Ageing Management Guide for Packages for Transport of Radioactive Materials – BAM-GGR 023 N2 - BAM-GGR 023 was published in June 2022 BAM-GGR 023 gives guidance to applicants regarding ageing management for competent authority approved package designs Ageing management with evaluation of ageing mechanisms according to para 613A of IAEA SSR-6 (Rev. 1) and their effects are part of the general management system. Essential items are: AMS (systemic-related), AMP (package design-related) and AMD (package-related) There are different requirements for organization and extent of ageing management depending on type of use There are also different requirements for ageing evaluation depending on type of use for packaging/package, classification of components and their accessibility and replaceability T2 - PATRAM22 CY - Juan-les-Pins, France DA - 11.06.2023 KW - Package KW - Ageing KW - Mechanism KW - Management KW - Guide PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57821 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Reichardt, Adrian T1 - Introduction of an ageing management approach for packages for the transport of radioactive materials N2 - With integration of the new para 613A into SSR-6 [1] the consideration of ageing mechanisms is now obligatory for the design of packages and their approval. In addition, para 809(f) of SSR-6 [1] requires consideration of the effects of storage on ageing mechanisms, safety analyses and operation and maintenance instructions. German competent authorities Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) and Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung (BASE) are considering the aspect of ageing in approval procedures. Ageing assessment is mainly focused on dual purpose casks (DPC) package designs which are long-term stored in interim storage facilities. For these package designs, the evaluation of ageing management is now mandatory for the maintenance of the package design approvals with a validity period of 5 years and beyond. The ageing management includes amongst others a gap analysis, the assessment of ageing effects and operational experiences during operation and interim storage. BAM works on the compilation of a guideline for implementation of paras 613A, 809(f) and 809(k) for packages requiring competent authority approval at the application procedure in Germany. The paper describes essential items of ageing mechanisms and will give a foresight to the ageing management evaluation by BAM. T2 - INMM & ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting CY - Online Meeting DA - 30.08.2021 KW - Ageing KW - Dual purpose casks KW - Transport of radaioactive materials KW - Ageing mechanisms KW - Interim storage KW - SSR-6 PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53197 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Reichardt, Adrian T1 - Introduction of An Ageing Management Approach for Dual Purpose Casks N2 - With integration of the new para 613A into SSR-6 [1] the consideration of ageing mechanisms is now obligatory for the design of packages and their approval. In addition, para 809(f) of SSR-6 [1] requires consideration of the effects of storage on ageing mechanisms, safety analyses and operation and maintenance instructions. German competent authorities Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) and Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung (BASE) are considering the aspect of ageing in approval procedures. Ageing assessment is mainly focused on dual purpose casks (DPC) package designs which are long-term stored in interim storage facilities. T2 - BAM-IRSN Symposium 2021 CY - Online meeting DA - 08.09.2021 KW - Ageing KW - DPC KW - Interim storage KW - Ageing management PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53287 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bock, Robert T1 - Introduction Living Lab Hydrogen Refueling Station N2 - Die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) forscht und prüft für Sicherheit in Technik und Chemie an drei Standorten in Berlin, sowie auf dem Testgelände Technische Sicherheit in Horstwalde in Brandenburg. Hier haben wir weitreichende Möglichkeiten, Großversuche im Realmaßstab durchzuführen. Besonderes Augenmerk richten wir heute auf das Reallabor Wasserstofftankstelle. Diese voll digitalisierte technische Anlage, die die Wertschöpfungskette von Wasserstoff abbildet, wurde gerade eröffnet und steht nun Partnern aus Industrie und Forschung sowie kleinen mittelständischen Unternehmen oder Start-Ups zum gemeinsamen Forschen und Erproben neuer Technologie zur Verfügung. Ihre Besonderheiten umfassen z.B. eine umfassende Prozessüberwachung nach Industrie 4.0, die dafür nötige IT/OT Infrastruktur, Digitale Zwillinge auf verschiedenen Ebenen, großflächige Aufstellung und baulicher Schutz, Gas-Probenahmestellen auf dem Weg durch die Anlage und H2-Sensornetzwerke zur frühzeitigen Erfassung und Ortung von Leckagen. T2 - Sonderkolloquium H2safety@BAM CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 04.11.2025 KW - Wasserstoff KW - Reallabor KW - Digitalisierung PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64699 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar A1 - Camplese, D. A1 - Scarponi, G. E. A1 - Cozzani, V. A1 - Otremba, Frank T1 - Insulation Materials Used in Tanks for the Storage of Cryogenic Fluids in Fire Scenarios N2 - The importance of tanks for storing cryogenic fluids in the energy industry is increasing because of ongoing political conflicts and the implementation of more environmentally friendly energy sources. Key representatives for the application of cryogenic tanks are natural gas in the form of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and hydrogen, e. g. in the form of Liquefied Hydrogen (LH2), for which significantly higher transport capacities can be achieved with the same transport volume using cryogenic storages than with storages based solely on overpressure. What applies to all cryogenic transported fluids in common is their condition that must be maintained. Hence heat flows into the preserved fluid must be minimized. Thermal super Insulations (TSI) based on e. g. multilayer insulations (MLI), perlites, and vacuum are utilized for this purpose and have already proven themselves in similar applications. However, for the use of tanks for cryogenic fluids in the transport sector, there is insufficient knowledge regarding the course and consequences of incidents, which is due to the still short period of use and the few documented incidents, hence few investigations carried out in this field. Typical scenarios in the transport sector represent car accidents with collisions, fires, and their combination, which are associated with extraordinary loads on the tank. The focus of this study is to investigate the behavior of TSI as a result of their thermal exposure to a heat source representing a fire. It is worth mentioning that this could lead to an increase of the heat flux into a tank by several orders of magnitude, and to permanent damage of the TSI, ultimately rapid release of flammable gas as well as a Boiling Liquide Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE). For this purpose, a high temperature thermal vacuum chamber (HTTVC) has been developed that allows thermal loading of MLI or perlites in a vacuum and simultaneous measurement of heat flow through this TSI. The HTTVC is designed to represent realistic insulation conditions and to withstand thermal loads from typical design fires. The HTTVC was applied to investigate TSI based on MLI and vacuum. It is shown that the thermal stress caused permanent damage to the TSI, with shrinkage, phase change, pyrolysis, and condensation being significant damage mechanisms. The results are relevant for the evaluation of accident scenarios and can thus contribute to the improvement of TSI and the development of emergency measures for the protection of persons and infrastructures. T2 - ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference (PVP2023) CY - Atlanta, Georgia, USA DA - 16.07.2023 KW - LH2 KW - LNG KW - Fire KW - MLI KW - Safety PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57974 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Heimann, Jan T1 - Innovative Real-Time Monitoring of H2 Pressure Vessels for Enhanced Safety and Reliability N2 - The significantly increased number of pressure vessels for storage and transport of H2 makes periodic manual inspections virtually impossible. Structural health monitoring enables proactive maintenance, extends the vessel’s lifespan, and ensures compliance with regulations, all while minimizing operational risks and downtime. T2 - QI-Digital Forum 2024 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 09.10.2024 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Pressure Vessel KW - Hydrogen KW - Reliability KW - Quality Infrastructure KW - Demonstrator PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61485 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Innovative Disposal Container Materials: Improved Durability and Manufacturing Feasibility N2 - Deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) is the internationally preferred final waste management option to prevent the biosphere from radiologically relevant release of radioactive nuclides for at least 100,000 to 1 million years. Current repository concepts are based on a multi-barrier system consisting of geological, geo-technical and technical barriers as an engineered barrier system (EBS). Considered host rocks are e.g. crystalline rocks, claystone, or rock salt. In all cases disposal containers are a crucial technical barrier to safely enclose the HLW, either spent nuclear fuel (SNF) or vitrified high-level waste (VHLW) from reprocessing. Depending on the repository concept and the respective safety case disposal containers guarantee the safe confinement of their radioactive inventory not just during handling, emplacement, and potential retrieval but also during the post-closure phase of the repository for a certain period. Required container lifetimes usually vary between 1,000 and 100,000 years depending on the selected host rock and repository concept. During container operation and their long-term disposal, they are subject to various mechanical, thermal, radiological, and geo-chemical/biological loads. Thus, mechanical stability and corrosion resistance in the long-term are among the most crucial challenges. Disposal container components lifetimes are typically calculated based on their time-dependent corrosion behaviour, with the implicit assumption that the design remains structurally stable for the required period. Even though, the durability of several component materials subjected to corrosion processes have been previously studied in detail, the interaction of mechanical processes and corrosion calls for further study, and assessment of the impact of joint degradation modes on component lifetimes will result in a more robust and defensible safety case. Besides, as corrosion occurs in a thin interfacial surface layer between the component outermost surface and the environment, specific R&D work is required to understand the long-term performance controlled by the entire engineered barrier system (EBS) and to feed simulation and extrapolations tools by representative experimental data for validation. Another approach to tackle the corrosion issue is to prevent and/or minimize it, thereby ensuring an even safer disposal. In this approach, materials much less prone to corrosion (e.g., copper, ceramic materials) can be used to fabricate the containers. Alternatively, protective coatings (e.g. copper coating) can be applied to current selected reference materials like steels. Both ways require validation of the materials durability under realistic, accelerated field conditions. The InCoManD work package 9 (Innovative and new Container/canister materials under disposal field conditions), part of the EURAD-2 European Partnership on Radioactive Waste Management (2024 – 2029), will address these issues through a collaborative project involving many countries across Europe (and beyond) with a shared goal. Building on the results of the ConCorD work package 15 (Container Corrosion under Disposal Conditions), part of the EURAD-1 programme (2019 - 2024), the InCoManD work package specifically aims to: (i) provide a better understanding of material degradation mechanisms, (ii) define optimised and innovative material solutions, (iii) develop comprehensive predictive models and common methodologies to enhance confidence in the results produced by each partner, and (iv) train new scientists in this field. T2 - safeND 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.09.2025 KW - Radioactive Waste Disposal KW - Disposal Container KW - Deep Geological Repository KW - Engineered Barrier System PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.5194/safend2025-40 AN - OPUS4-64254 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Popiela, Bartosz T1 - Influence of manufacturing process related residual stresses in wound composite material on the operational safety of H2 pressure vessels: PhD Topic Introduction N2 - Short introduction of the PhD Topic 5 in the BTU-BAM Graduate School "Trustworthy Hydrogen". Description of the objectives, deliverables and expected added value of the thesis. T2 - Introduction Week - BTU-BAM Graduate School "Trustworthy Hydrogen" CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.01.2023 KW - Residual stress KW - Composite KW - Pressure vessel KW - Hydrogen PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-56882 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Influence of Internal Pressure Regulation During Filament Winding on Failure Mechnism in Type 4 Pressure Vessels: A Case Study N2 - Hydrogen storage is a crucial part of the hydrogen value chain, particularly in terms of safety and social acceptance of hydrogen technologies. For on-board and transportation applications, hydrogen is commonly stored as a compressed gas in pressure vessels. Full composite wrapped Type 4 pressure vessels are especially beneficial due to their high weight-saving potential and their capability to withstand high working pressures. To maintain an appropriate safety level, the mechanical behavior of the composite structure has been the subject of investigation in numerous studies. In this study, the failure mechanisms of two designs of Type 4 cylinders are investigated. The two designs differ solely in the manufacturing process parameters, particularly the internal pressure applied during the filament winding process. Variations in internal pressure result in different residual stress states and changes in the quality of the composite structure. The stacking sequence, materials used, and other manufacturing parameters remain unchanged. The cylinders show different failure mechanisms in slow burst tests: one design fails in hoop windings, while the other one fails in helical windings, despite no stress exaggeration in the fiber direction being observed with embedded optical fibers or in numerical simulations. To explain the failure mechanisms, the quality of the cylinders is investigated. The results of X-ray computed tomography and pulse-echo investigation, highlight the complexity of the interactions between manufacturing process parameters, residual stresses, manufacturing quality, and the mechanical behavior of composite pressure vessels. Resin-rich areas in the composite material are identified as a possible cause of the differing failure mechanisms. T2 - 11th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety ICHS 2025 CY - Seoul, Republic of Korea DA - 22.09.2025 KW - omposite KW - Pressure vessel KW - Filament winding KW - Slow burst test KW - Failure mechanism PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64462 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva T1 - Industrial leak testing of dangerous goods packagings N2 - The Dangerous Goods Regulations currently do not include limit leakage rates or sensitivity requirements for industrial leak testing procedures that are equivalent to the bubble test, which is the prescribed test method for design type testing of dangerous goods packagings. During series production of such packagings, various methods are used which often do not reach the sensitivity of the bubble test. Based on a suitable pragmatic approach, its sensitivity under industrial conditions can be considered 10-4 Pa m³/s (SLR). For the selection of a suitable industrial leak testing method, however, factors other than the sensitivity are also important, for example flow direction, pressure level and automatability. The following methods are in principal suitable and equally effective as the bubble test: pressure rise test (vacuum chamber), ultrasonic bubble leak detection and gas detection methods (pressure technique by accumulation and vacuum chamber technique). To ensure a uniform test level during design type testing and production line leak testing and therefore a comparable safety level as required by the Dangerous Goods Regulations, it is necessary to include a more precise specification in these regulations. On the one hand, this requires an information about the sensitivity of the bubble test, on the other hand, the inclusion of a list of suitable, equally effective industrial test methods with their specific boundary conditions T2 - 22nd IAPRI World Packaging Online Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 15.06.2020 KW - Bubble test KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Industrial leak testing KW - Leakproofness test KW - Series production PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51132 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Scharpmann, Philippa T1 - In-situ Quantification of the Ageing Dynamics in Lithium-Ion Cells up to Failure-Near Conditions N2 - Implementing end-of-life (EOL) lithium-ion batteries from automotive applications in stationary energy storages is of utmost relevance for a sustainable handling of scarce resources. Beneficial from an economic and ecological perspective, such second-life applications urgently require a guarantee for safe operation. Unlike the state of health (SOH), defined by classical performance indicators such as capacity and voltage, the state of safety (SOS) of an aged battery cannot be assessed straightforward. Its determination requires a plethora of cells to be tested which is a particular challenge for new technologies with limited access to EOL batteries. For providing cells with a defined SOH at a reasonable timescale, we herein propose a novel method of greatly accelerating the ageing process of lithium-ion batteries. In a preliminary test series, lithium-ion NMC pouch cells are exposed to incrementally increasing temperatures, current rates and/or states of charge (SOC), until thermal runaway is induced. In this manner, the critical state in proximity to cell failure is spotted for individual and combined stress parameters. Based on this knowledge, cell-specific test parameters for heavily accelerated ageing are developed. In this protocol, electrical abuse conditions are defined by over/under charging and high current rates. Typically, the cells are cycled utilizing a depth of discharge above 100 %. The accelerated aging dynamics under these critical conditions are monitored by systematic capacity, open circuit voltage and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. This enables a comparative assessment of the electrical behaviour, following conventional vs. heavily accelerated ageing. Such knowledge will in turn help to define the threshold to which cyclic ageing can be accelerated without changing the characteristic degradation mechanisms of lithium-ion batteries. T2 - 244th ECS Meeting CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 08.10.2023 KW - Lithium-Ion Battery KW - Safety KW - Ageing PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-61490 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Markötter, Henning T1 - In situ tomographic imaging with hard x rays at Bamline (BESSY II) N2 - The BAMline at the synchrotron X-ray source BESSY II (Berlin, Germany) is supporting researchers especially in materials science [1]. As a non-destructive characterization method, synchrotron X-ray imaging, especially tomography (SXCT) with hard X-Rays, plays an important role in structural 3D characterization. The imaging capabilities allow for in-situ and operando experiments. In this presentation the equipment, data handling pipeline as well as various examples from material science are presented. In series-connected lithium-ion cells are susceptible to an electrical safety hazard called over-discharge. Here the behavior of copper dissolution and deposition during over-discharge is presented, which leads to irreversible loss of capacity and internal short circuits. The concentration of dissolved and deposited copper is quantified. Also, a non-uniform distribution pattern of copper deposition on the cathode is shown. The second example deals with an Al alloy 7017 customized for a 3d-printing process by means of laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) technique. These advanced alloys have a significantly higher modulus of elasticity than conventional Al alloys, making them attractive for applications requiring high stiffness. SXCT during In-situ tensile tests confirmed that fracture initiation strongly depends on defects created during printing. However, the cracks are deflected from decohesion around inclusions/precipitates embedded in the Al matrix, increasing ductility. Low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) multilayer housings offer 3D-circuits for a wide range of applications in telecommunications, microsystems and sensor technology. Such housings are produced by combining structured and metallized ceramic layers using tape-casting and multilayer technology. The characterization of the integrity, deformation, defects, and positioning of the internal metal features was carried out using in-situ SXCT at up to 950°C. A high-precision nail penetration tool was developed to characterize the mechanically induced thermal runaway (TR) of lithium-ion battery (LIB) cells in a dynamic temperature range down to -190 °C. To investigate safety-specific low-temperature transport conditions, the damaged cells were tomographically imaged during thawing. T2 - ICTMS - International Conference on Materials and Structures 2024 CY - Cape Town, South Africa DA - 01.07.2024 KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - X-ray tomography KW - Li-ion battery PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60658 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Okeke, Joseph T1 - In situ and operando imaging, spectroscopy and tomography of batteries N2 - The development of more powerful and more efficient lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is a key area in battery research, aiming to support the ever-increasing demand for energy storage systems. To better understand the causes and mechanisms of degradation, and thus the diminishing cycling performance and lifetime often observed in LIBs, in operando techniques are essential, because battery chemistry can be monitored non-invasively, in real time. Moreover, there is increasing interest in developing new battery chemistries. Beyond LIBs, sodium ion batteries (NIBs) have gained increasing interest in recent years, as they are a promising candidate to complement LIBs, owing to their improved sustainability and lower cost, while still maintaining high energy density.[1] Initial phases of NIB commercialisation have occurred in the past year. However, for the widespread commercialisation of NIBs, there are still challenges that need to be overcome in developing optimized electrode materials and electrolytes. For the development of such materials and greater understanding of sodium storage mechanisms, solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formation and stability, and degradation processes, in operando methodologies are crucial. Among the techniques available for in operando analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and imaging (MRI) are becoming increasingly used to characterize the chemical composition of battery materials, study the growth and distribution of dendrites, and investigate battery storage and degradation mechanisms. In situ and in operando 1H, 7Li and 23Na NMR and MRI have recently been used to study LIBs and NIBs, identifying chemical changes in Li and Na species respectively, in metallic, quasimetallic and electrolytic environment as well as directly and indirectly studying dendrite formation in both systems.[2-4] The ability of NMR and MRI to probe battery systems across multiple environments can further be complemented by the enhanced spatial resolution of micro-computed X-ray tomography (μ-CT) which can provide insight into battery material microstructure and defect distribution. Here, we report in operando 1H and 7Li NMR and MRI experiments that investigate LIB performance, and the identification of changes in the Li signal during charge cycling, as well as the observation of signals in both 1H and 7Li NMR spectra that we attribute to diminishing battery performance, capacity loss and degradation. Additionally, recent operando methodology are adapted and implemented to study Sn based anodes in NIBs. 23Na spectroscopy is performed to monitor the formation and evolution of peaks assigned to stages of Na insertion into Sn, while 1H MRI is used to indirectly visualize the volume expansion of Sn anodes during charge cycling. Battery operation and degradation is further explored in these NIBs, using μ-CT, where the anode is directly visualized to a higher resolution and the loss of electrolyte in the cell, during cycling is observed T2 - 17th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy CY - Singapore DA - 27.08.2023 KW - Sodium ion battery KW - Lithium ion battery KW - NMR KW - MRI KW - Tomography PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58421 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thomas, Sebastian T1 - Improvement of Type Approval Regulations of Pressure Vessels for Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles using Probabilistic Methods N2 - Composite pressure vessels (CPVs) are becoming the state of the art for storage for compressed hydrogen (CH2) in automotive applications. There is a strong interest of car manufacturers to use lightweight and less-costly gas storage units. In order to reduce the necessary amount of expensive carbon fibre, the nominal safety margins are becoming gradually smaller, pushing the limits of the regulations for type approval. At the same time, the total volume of these vessels increases to extend the range of the vehicles, increasing the consequences for worst-case scenarios like the rupture of the CPVs in service. This presentation presents insights gained in the project “TAnk HYdrogen Automotive” (TAHYA). Its aim is to improve the safety of current regulations for type approval of pressure vessels for the use in hydrogen fueled vehicles, namely GTR No. 13 and ECE R 134. For the assessment of safety, the probabilistic approach developed by division 3.5 of BAM is used. Monte-Carlo-Simulations were conducted leading to the identification of several weak spots, mainly found in the burst test and the batch test. By changing the requirements for burst tests and the approach for batch tests, the identified weak spots can be strongly reduced. T2 - Colloquium of Department 3 CY - Online meeting DA - 19.11.2020 KW - Monte-Carlo Simulation KW - Safety Assessment KW - Pressure Vessel PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51696 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick T1 - Improved Hard Carbon Anodes for Na-ion Batteries by Interface Modification N2 - The current strong interest in electromotive mobility and the need to transition to an energy grid with sustainable storage devices has led to a renewed interest in sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Amorphous disordered carbons such as hard carbons (HCs) are promising candidates for high-capacity negative electrode materials in SIBs. Their high capacities, however, are often accompanied with high irreversible capacity losses during the initial cycles,[1] while low initial losses are accompanied with moderate capacities.[2] In our research we are aiming at morphologically improved carbons to reduce irreversible losses using a core-shell concept.[3] We investigated different methods to obtain core-shell structures with improved interfaces to restrict SEI formation to the external particle surface, while leveraging the Na storage potential of porous carbon core materials. With a simple and scalable chemical vapour deposition we obtained a 190-fold decrease in surface roughness, resulting in drastically reduced first cycle losses. Interestingly, the sodiation capacity at the same time increased revealing the interference of excessive SEI formation with the storage process within the particles. T2 - ECS Spring Meeting 2025 CY - Montreal, Canada DA - 18.05.2025 KW - Natrium-Ionen-Batterien KW - Synthetische Anoden KW - Kohlenstoff PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64911 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lengas, Nikolaos A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva A1 - Neitsch, Marcel A1 - Johann, Sergej A1 - Zehn, M. W. T1 - Improved criteria for evaluating impact targets in regulative drop tests of dangerous goods packagings N2 - For dangerous goods packagings, drop testing onto an essential unyielding target can be used to assess the mechanical resistance to impact loads. Adopted regulations like ADR/RID require that the impact surface provided shall be integral with a mass at least 50 times than that of the heaviest package to be tested. The problem is that many manufacturers do not possess impact targets that satisfy the required 50 times mass ratio for regulative drop tests during series production. The objective of this work is to verify existing and define improved criteria for impact target structures based on systematic investigations. Previous evidence highlights the relevance of other parameters in addition to the mass ratio. Therefore, in this research, a variation of drop test parameters was carried out experimentally. Furthermore, numerical vibration analysis was applied to investigate the deformability of the impact surface. The results conclude that the mass ratio of 1:50 cannot be defined as a decisive criterion. In order to determine the influence of further drop test parameters, the research findings were used to validate a parametric model which assesses impact target deflection. An approximation quality of over 90 % was achieved. As a result, new evaluation criteria are proposed. Firstly, a method for identifying critical impact target designs is provided. Secondly, a new comprehensive formula compares the approximated maximum deflection of a real impact target to the respective theoretical threshold derived from a worst-case assumption. In practice, this leads to great advantages in the evaluation of already installed impact targets for dangerous goods packagings. T2 - 31st IAPRI Members’ conference CY - Mumbai, India DA - 22.05.2023 KW - Drop test KW - Structural dynamics KW - Dangerous goods packagings KW - Impact target KW - Vibration analysis PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57715 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herrmann, Ralf T1 - Implementing a Structural Health Monitoring System using Digital Models of the BAM Large Drop Test Facility N2 - At the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) full scale specimens for nuclear transport and storage containers (casks) are tested for their structural integrity in a series of drop tests on the Test Site Technical Safety in Horstwalde, 50 km south of Berlin. These drop tests cause a major stress not only on the casks, but also on the steel tower structure of the test facility, itself. The load pattern makes the structure very interesting for detailed investigation. The focus of the monitoring lies on the bolted joints of the flange connections that are a typical connection for cylindrical elements if welding is technical or economical unfavorable. The definition of the monitoring takes was done by investigating the existing documents and inspection results accompanied by building an initial digital representation of the structure, consisting of two finite element (FE) models and a geometrical 3D point cloud representation. As a first step the structures behavior during static and dynamic loading was analyzed using measurement data and an updated numerical FE Model. The idea behind is to use models for a digital planning and operation/evaluation of the structural health monitoring. A static FE simulation and a dynamic FE simulation are generated, to investigate how the structure behaves under the load conditions. T2 - XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EuroDyn 2020) CY - Online meeting DA - 23.11.2020 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - System Identification KW - Digital Twin KW - Point Cloud KW - Drop Test PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51734 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Leonhardt, Robert T1 - Impedance-based characterization of the overstress-related degradationin alkali metal-ion cells N2 - The successful repurposing of degraded alkali metal-ion batteries in second-life applications is a vital step towards achieving a circular economy. While reusing aged cells is a promising way of mitigating their overall environmental footprint, it is crucial to anticipate their future safety and performance characteristics. Unfortunately, predicting these properties is a cumbersome task, essentially caused by limited knowledge of the interference of different degradation modes in the cells’ first life. To still enable estimating of these parameters from a current state, the present study systematically investigates the impact of abusive conditions in an early phase of the cells’ life on their subsequent degradation behavior. For this purpose, individual lithium-ion and sodium-ion cells are initially stressed by different measures such as deep-discharging, high-temperature conditions, and deliberate combinations of the aforementioned methods. Electrochemical performance indicators are monitored during subsequent cycling of the cells, which provides insights into the interdependencies of different degradation modes induced by specific stress conditions. In this manner, it is clarified whether or not the total degradation can be determined by a convolution or a superposition of individual deterioration effects and thus, be described as a multidimensional state function. This knowledge will finally contribute to a better understanding of the performance and safety behavior of degraded batteries which can help to successfully implement them into second-life applications. T2 - Doktorandenseminar der Technischen Universität Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 30.09.2025 KW - Alkali metal-ion batteries KW - Electrochemical performance indicators PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-65068 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Popiela, Bartosz T1 - Impact of the Initial Loading on the Performance of Type 4-CPVs N2 - Poster presentation on the impact of initial loading on the performance of type 4 composite pressure vessels presented at the 4th Netzwerktreffen Leichtbau Berlin-Brandenburg. T2 - 4. Netzwerktreffen Leichtbau Berlin-Brandenburg CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 01.10.2024 KW - Composite KW - Pressure vessel KW - Safety KW - Burst test PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-61197 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Widjaja, Martinus Putra T1 - Impact damage evaluation of hydrogen composite pressure vessels by analysing computed tomography images N2 - The objective of this work is to find a method that describes the degree of damage from an impact experiment. This experiment was performed on Composite Pressure Vessels (CPV) in order to find the correlation of impact damage to the residual burst pressure. Computed Tomography (CT) approach was used to capture the before and after impact condition of the CPVs. The Wasserstein function was used to calculate how much the after impact image has differed from the original one. In the end, a good correlation was obtained to the residual burst pressure. The smaller the Wasserstein distance is, the higher the residual burst pressure would be and vice versa. T2 - HyFiSyn Conference CY - Online meeting DA - 15.09.2021 KW - Hydrogen KW - Composite pressure vessel KW - Carbon fibre KW - Burst test KW - Image analysis KW - Computed tomography (CT) PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-53496 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Naster, Maximilian T1 - Hydrogen Fire Testing N2 - In this presentation we present a new hydrogen-based test rig for an ongoing feasibility study of using hydrogen as an energy source for the thermal testing of transport packages containing radioactive materials. The test rig will be capable of combusting hydrogen for a wide range of different burner geometries, mass flows and if necessary hydrogen blends. As this type of fire test according to the IAEA boundary conditions does not yet exist, a large number of preliminary investigations, safety assessments and calculations must be carried out in order to develop a viable concept for hydrogen fires. In the first step of the feasibility study, the temperature, structure, and radiation of various hydrogen flames are surveyed. In future works, the results will make it possible to design burner frames that are suitable for fire reference tests in order to make comparisons with pool and propane fires used in assessment procedures today. In parallel comparative numerical simulations are conducted to model the thermal behaviour of hydrogen flames using the software package Ansys®. On the one hand, the numerical simulations support the experiments by providing an overview of numerous parameters and the measuring range; on the other hand, they will help with the design of the burner frame in future work. This paper gives an overview in the design and capabilities of the test rig. Furthermore, the results of the parameter studies show that burner geometry and mass flow provide a significant design margin for the thermal shape of the hydrogen flames. In addition, the results of the initial numerical calculations will be used to determine the necessary sensors, the positions, and their operating range. Only the optimal interaction allows a controlled system that permits user-defined hydrogen fires. T2 - Technical Exchange IRSN – BAM Transport & Storage of Packages for Radioactive Material CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 04.06.2024 KW - Hydrogen PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-60341 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mair, Georg W. T1 - Hydrogen as Energy carrier – Contributions to safety assessement of storage systems N2 - The introduction reflects the political background in Germany and worldwide concerning hydrogen as energy carrier. This leads to available hydrogen strategies and the reaction of BAM by launching the competence centre H2Safety@BAM. Fokus is set on the competence area TestCert, the special role of the division “Safety of Gas Storage Systems” there and its increasing success in research activities. The main part explains the needs for a risk-controlled market ramp-up concerning hydrogen products and appropriate measures being under development in division 3.5: risk control, tools for consequence estimation and limitation, probabilistic assessment of end of safe life, the efficiency assessment and optimization of current regulations, the structural health monitoring (SHM) with necessary improvement of measures for quality management in the digital world of safety assessment. Last but not least, the wide range of full-scale testing and simulation of worst-case scenarios is explained. T2 - Colloquium zu Antrittsvortrag Leitung Sicherheit von Gasspeichern CY - Online meeting DA - 20.08.2021 KW - H2Safety@BAM KW - Markthochlauf KW - Lebensdauervorhersage KW - statistische Bewertung KW - Risikosteuerung PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54617 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Holtappels, Kai T1 - Hydrogen - Trust through safety N2 - In den Virtual Talks der DECHEMA wurden allgemeine Aspekte der Sicherheit und Akzeptanz von Wasserstofftechnologien vorgestellt. Wie kann Vertrauen in neue Technologien geschaffen werden, wenn Unfälle aus der Vergangenheit zu Mythen und Märchen führten? Der Vortrag räumt mit allgemeinen Vorurteilen auf und zeigt, dass der Umgang mit Wasserstoff weder unsicherer, noch sicherer ist als der Umgang mit anderen Brenngasen. Basis für den sicheren Umgang mit Wasserstoff ist immer eine Risikoanalyse. N2 - In the DECHEMA Virtual Talks, general aspects of the safety and acceptance of hydrogen technologies were presented. How can trust in new technologies be built when past accidents led to myths and fairy tales? The presentation does away with general prejudices and shows that handling hydrogen is neither more unsafe nor safer than handling other fuel gases. The basis for the safe handling of hydrogen is always a risk analysis. T2 - DECHEMA Virtual Talks CY - Online meeting DA - 23.11.2020 KW - Hydrogen KW - Wasserstoff KW - Safety KW - Sicherer Umgang KW - Sicherheit PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-52082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Zaghdoudi, Maha T1 - How to test the Arrhenius validity of elastomers during ageing N2 - The main task of the division "Safety of Storage Containers" at BAM is the safety assessment of storage containers for radioactive waste. A sufficient sealing of bolted lid systems for the safe containment of the waste for transport, storage and disposal is very important. Extensive knowledge of the change of the elastomer’s properties during ageing and the availability of reliable end-of-lifetime criteria is mandatory to guarantee long term safe enclosure. In a long-term test programme over 5 years we have studied the degradation and the change of sealing properties of several elastomers, including EPDM, at four different ageing temperatures (75 °C, 100 °C, 125 °C and 150 °C). Compression stress relaxation (CSR) and compression set (CS) experiments were carried out. It has been found that when the data does not cover a sufficient time frame necessary for the evolution of the degradation of a chosen property, a curvature in the Arrhenius relationship is observed. For CSR, the curvature was observed for samples aged up to 186 days. As for CS experiments, the curvature was detected for sample aged up to 2 years. To cover the possible lack of experimental long-term data at low temperatures, a numerical model for CSR was developed and longer ageing times for the simulation were adopted. A degradation-rate based model for the evolution of degradative processes is proposed. The main advantage of the model is the possibility to quickly validate the interpolation at lower temperatures within the range of slower chemical processes without forcing an Arrhenius straight-line extrapolation. The model was also applied to CS experiments and validated by the 5 years experimental results where the curvature was gone, and the degradation property has followed an Arrhenius relationship. In the figure the contribution of the two degradative processes are shown over CS and CSR respectively. T2 - 2nd advanced material science world congress CY - Online meeting DA - 14.06.2021 KW - Arrhenius KW - Processes KW - Compression set KW - Compression stress relaxation KW - Modelling PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52825 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schlick-Hasper, Eva T1 - How To Measure The Angle of Repose of Hazardous Substances in the Test Centers for Dangerous Goods Packagings N2 - The flow properties of powdery or granular filling substances for dangerous goods packagings are safety-relevant parameters. To specify the flow behavior, the angle of repose is measured in the recognized test centers for dangerous goods packagings in Germany. Previous investigations performed on non-hazardous substances revealed that some of the methods currently used have disadvantages in application. Additionally, for occupational health and safety reasons, it was generally viewed critically to carry out measurements of the angle of repose for dangerous goods at all. Instead, the dimensionless Hausner ratio to describe the flow behavior was proposed. In this work, the investigations were extended to real hazardous substances to concretize the assessment. Five exemplary hazardous substances were tested for their angle of repose using the methods commonly applied in the test centers. The Hausner ratio was also determined. In addition, the influence of a different climatic preconditioning on the angle of repose measurement was examined using three selected non-hazardous bulk materials. The results show that the measurement of the angle of repose is not fundamentally excluded for dangerous goods. However, for reasons of applicability, repeatability and occupational health and safety, only the ISO method can be applied for dangerous filling substances. This method provides conservative results regarding a safety-related evaluation of flow properties for the transport of dangerous goods. In principle, both the ISO method and the determination of the Hausner ratio can be used for dangerous goods. It is also essential especially with finely powdered filling goods, to carry out controlled preconditioning. T2 - 31st IAPRI Members' Conference CY - Navi Mumbai, India DA - 22.05.2023 KW - Angle of repose KW - Flow properties KW - Flowability KW - Hausner ratio KW - Powders KW - Sift-proofness PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57619 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Terhedebrügge, Gabriel A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - How can SHM be applied in a quality assured and legally compliant manner? T1 - Wie kann SHM qualitätssicher und rechtssicher angewendet werden? N2 - Many SHM applications developed at universities and research institutions have not yet left the laboratory scale. Possible reasons for this include: - Real components and structures are often more complex than expected, - The POD (probability of detection) of the SHM system is usually difficult to determine, - The reliability of SHM systems is often unsatisfactory, and - The transition from recurring inspection to permanent monitoring with automated SHM systems fails due to existing safety regulations and testing standards. The workshop addresses these issues and aims to present solutions that facilitate the practical use of SHM. The solutions will be developed using real-world applications, such as those in the field of renewable energy. N2 - Viele SHM-Anwendungen, die an den Universitäten und Forschungseinrichtungen entwickelt wurden, haben den Labormaßstab noch nicht verlassen. Mögliche Gründe dafür sind, - dass reale Bauteile und Strukturen häufig komplexer sind als erwartet, - die POD (probability of detection) des SHM-Systems zumeist schwer bestimmbar ist, - die Zuverlässigkeit der SHM-Systeme oft nicht zufriedenstellend ist und - der Übergang von wiederkehrender Prüfung zur permanenter Überwachung mit automatisierten SHM-Systemen an vorhandenen Sicherheitsrichtlinien und Prüfvorschriften scheitert. Der Workshop greift diese Fragestellungen auf und soll Lösungsansätze aufzeigen, die den Einsatz von SHM in der Praxis erleichtern. Die Lösungen werden beispielhaft für reale Anwendungen, z.B. aus dem Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien, erarbeitet. T2 - SCHALL 25 CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 28.03.2025 KW - SHM KW - Legal aspects KW - Pressure vessels KW - SMART-tools KW - QI-Digital KW - Periodic inspection PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62909 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard T1 - Holistic Experimentation in the HExX-Lab N2 - Through bottom-up, comprehensive digitalisation of all aspects of an experiment, the HEX-lab improves the trustworthiness (traceability, reproducibility, quality) of scientific findings. The five main parts that make up a materials science experiment, i.e. Sample preparation, Measurements, Processing, Analysis, and Interpretation, each have been addressed in thorough and unique ways in this lab, building up a foundation for a wide range of materials science collaborations. Improvements span the spectrum. Hardware developments include new sample environments and stages, such as grazing incidence motion towers, electrochemistry cells and flow-through holders, electronic components such as safety interlocks and multipurpose I/O controllers, and liquid handling systems such as coolant flow cross-over systems. Software developments include: 1) a new comprehensive control system operating on both the RoWaN as well as the MOUSE allowing for full Python control and sequencing of all experimentation, 2) Automated scripts for instrument optimization, sample alignments and measurements, 3) revamped data pipelines and analysis software, standalone or launched as part of operations sequencing dashboards on servers, and 4) meticulously structured archival datafiles, fully documenting sample preparation, measurements, processing and analyses. These allow for holistic databases and dashboards to be constructed to investigate the links between synthesis parameters and resulting morphology. This poster will highlight some of the tools and techniques developed and available in the HEX-lab over the years, from sample environments to overarching experiment and data organisation structures. T2 - Materials Science Core Facility Synergy Forum 2025 CY - Bremen, Germany DA - 26.02.2025 KW - Digitalization KW - Holistic experiments KW - Traceability KW - Data provenance PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62675 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Morcillo, Dalia T1 - High-resolution absorption isotopic spectrometry as a tool for aging studies of Li-ion batteries N2 - Lithium (Li) is the key element in the manufacturing of batteries. Isotopic study of Li may help to identify the causes of battery aging due to isotopic fractionation during charge/discharge cycles. Isotopic ratio determination is based on monitoring the isotopic components of lithium by their spin-orbit coupling and its isotopic shift of about 15 pm for the 22P←22S electronic transition around 670.788 nm. In this work, we propose improvements to our previous work [1] by using a higher-resolution double echelle modular spectrometer (HR-DEMON II) coupled to a continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer (HR-CS-GF-AAS) for the isotopic analysis of Li. The data analysis was carried out by using a decision-tree-based ensemble machine learning (ML) algorithm (XGBoost). A set of samples with 6Li isotope amount fractions ranging from 0.0004 to 0.99 mol mol-1 was used for the algorithm's training. Subsequently, the procedure was validated by a set of stock chemicals (Li2CO3, LiNO3, LiCl, and LiOH) and a BAM candidate reference material, a cathode material (NMC111). Finally, the ML model was applied to determine the isotope ratio of geological samples, including anorthosite, granite, soil, rhyolite, nepheline syenite, and basalt and battery samples. These samples were measured as digested without any further purification step. Improvements in the optical resolution resolve the lithium isotopic components of the atomic spectra. In the studied geological samples, were found δ7Li values between -0.5 and 4.5 ‰ with a precision range of 1 to 2 ‰. In addition, the proposed method was validated with multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS), and these results are comparable and compatible. T2 - Caltech-BAM Meeting CY - Online meeting DA - 10.08.2022 KW - Lithium isotope KW - Machine learning KW - Battery KW - High-resolution absorption isotopic spectrometry PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56380 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Anita T1 - Herausforderung: Verpackungen von Lithiumbatterien N2 - Je nach Zustand bestehen unterschiedliche Anforderungen an Verpackungen zum Transport von Lithiumbatterien. Hierbei sind bestimmte Prüfungen und Kriterien zu betrachten. Aktuell besteht insbesondere der Bedarf an Verpackungen für kritisch defekte Batterien. Innovative Lösungen sind gefordert. T2 - Workshop AG Future Markets New Energy Packaging CY - Online meeting DA - 12.03.2021 KW - Lithium Batterien KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54181 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Feldkamp, Martin T1 - Heat Flux from Wood Filled Impact Limiter under Fire Conditions N2 - Packages for the transport of high-level radioactive material must withstand severe hypothetical accidents. Regulatory test conditions shall cover these severe accident conditions and consist of mechanical tests and a following thermal test. To withstand the mechanical tests heavy weight packages are often designed with impact limiters consisting of wood encapsulated in steel sheets. The thermal test is defined precisely in the IAEA-regulations as a 30 minute fully engulfing 800 °C fire. After the fire phase a pre-damaged impact limiter might continue burning or smouldering and influence the cask thermal behaviour with its energy release. The energy transferred from the impact limiter to the cask is of importance for the safety of transport packages. A full-scale fire test with an impact limiter of 2.3 m in diameter and filled with spruce wood was designed and performed. The impact limiter continued burning for 3 days. Energy transfer and temperature measurements were performed. T2 - 9th International Scientific Conference - wood & fire safety 2020 CY - Online meeting DA - 02.11.2020 KW - Fre KW - Smouldering KW - Wood PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51517 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krug von Nidda, Jonas T1 - Hazard-Based Classification of Lithium-Ion Cells and Batteries N2 - Next to performance features, safety aspects of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are a crucial research field. The abuse/misuse of a LIB can trigger a chain of exothermic reactions on cell level. Hence, the cell temperature increases dramatically, causing the so-called thermal runaway (TR). Moreover, the TR of one cell can initiate the TR of adjacent cells leading to a TR-propagation. Due to the risk of a TR, special measures need to be applied while handling, storing, and transporting batteries. According to current transport regulations, all different types of lithium-ion and lithium metal cells/batteries (by means of cell format, cathode chemistry, etc.) require the same transport conditions regardless of the intensity of their reaction during abuse tests. To allow more differentiated transport requirements, the United Nations (UN) Subcommittee Transport of Dangerous Goods created an Informal Working Group (IWG) on the topic of a hazard-based classification of LIBs. BAM is one of nine laboratories working on the development of a respective classification scheme including appendant test protocols. Herein, we discuss the latest results of our safety tests on commercial LIB-cells employing the test protocols developed in the UN-IWG. Single cell tests are analysed regarding different hazardous features during the TR, e.g., cell temperature, flame occurrence, and gas amount. Next to the general occurrence of a propagation, the propagation speed is analysed by propagation tests. In total, the presented results are gathered from over 200 tests. Next to the classification of the tested cells, the data set obtained is analysed in respect to the cells’ key features, such as cell energy, state of charge and cathode type. Generally, the presented results can increase the overall understanding of the TR-mechanism supporting the design of advanced safety measures on cell level in the future. T2 - International Battery Safety Workshop CY - Ulm, Germany DA - 28.09.2023 KW - Battery Classification KW - Safe Transport KW - Thermal Runaway KW - Lithium Ion Batteries PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59269 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmidt, Anita T1 - Handling and Transport of defective lithiumbatteries N2 - Safe handling and transport of Lithiumbatteries is fundamental for their global trade and use. BAM is the German competent authority responsible for the transport of defective lithium batteries and as such approves transport conditions and packaging for the transport. Also BAM is providing the test protocol for fire testing of packagings. Results and topics around safe transport are described and discussed. T2 - Sino-German Workshop on Dangerous Goods Packaging CY - Online meeting DA - 27.11.2024 KW - Lithium batteries PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bernardy, Christopher A1 - Konert, Florian A1 - Popiela, Bartosz A1 - Sarif, Raduan T1 - H2Safety@BAM: Competence Center for safe hydrogen technologies N2 - Presentation of the competence center H2Safety@BAM at the European PhD Hydrogen Conference 2024 in Ghent, Belgium. T2 - European PhD Hydrogen Conference 2024 (EPHyC2024) CY - Ghent, Belgium DA - 20.03.2024 KW - H2safety KW - Hydrogen KW - Safety KW - Competence center PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-59756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Orellana Pérez, Teresa T1 - H2Safety@BAM N2 - Overview on the Competence Centre H2Safety@BAM including the following topics: current international developments regarding the market ramp up of hydrogen technologies, European policies, hydrogen market projections, etc. T2 - H2SAFETY@BAM: WORKSHOP 2023 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.06.2023 KW - Hydrogen safety KW - Hydrogen market PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59305 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Orellana Pérez, Teresa T1 - Guest lecture: European policy framework regulations codes and standards for safe hydrogen technologies N2 - This lecture describes the history of hydrogen from the first scientific discoveries in the 18th century to the current technological and political developments for the market ramp-up of hydrogen technologies. The European policy framework for safe hydrogen technologies is explained comprehending the European Green Deal, European Climate Law, European Hydrogen Strategy, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, etc. Safety in hydrogen technologies is governed by international and European regulations and standards. An overview on regulatory bodies, technical committees, regulations, directives, standards, and technical guidelines with special attention on the BAM-GGR 021 is given in this lecture. T2 - MSc Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies at the University of Birmingham (LM Hydrogen Safety, MSc FCHT module C7B) CY - Birmingham, UK DA - 21.10.2022 KW - Hydrogen KW - Safety KW - Regulations KW - Standards PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-59296 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gleim, Tobias T1 - Großbrandversuche von Elektrofahrzeugen zum Transport Gefährlicher Güter N2 - Der zunehmende Einsatz von batterieelektrischen Transportfahrzeugen (Battery Electric Transport Vehicles – BETVs) im Verkehrswesen wirft Sicherheitsfragen beim Transport gefährlicher Güter auf. Obwohl Batteriebrände auf Zell-, Modul- und Fahrzeugebene umfassend untersucht wurden, fehlen systematische Daten zu deren thermischen Auswirkungen auf Gefahrgutverpackungen. Um diese Lücke zu schließen, führt die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) auf ihrem Testgelände Technische Sicherheit (BAM-TTS) groß angelegte Brandtests durch, in denen konservative Unfallszenarien mit unterschiedlichen Zellchemien und -kapazitäten nachgestellt werden. Die Tests kombinieren fahrzeugbedingte Brandlasten mit standardisierten Propan-Referenzbränden und erfassen mittels hochauflösender Instrumente zentrale Messgrößen wie Wärmefluss, Temperatur und Strahlung. Der daraus entstehende Datensatz liefert erstmals eine direkte Quantifizierung der thermischen Auswirkungen von BETV-Bränden auf Verpackungen und unterstützt Expertengremien bei der Bewertung, ob bestehende regulatorische Anforderungen für alternative Antriebssysteme weiterhin angemessen sind. T2 - Informationsaustausch zur verkehrsrechtlichen Aufsicht bei der Beförderung radioaktiver Stoffe CY - Salzgitter, Germany DA - 03.02.2026 KW - Batteriebrand KW - IAEA KW - Gefahrgut KW - Transport PY - 2026 AN - OPUS4-65626 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Graeber, Gustav T1 - Graeber Lab for Energy Research at Tag der Chemie in Adlershof N2 - Highlighting recent progress in the Graeber Lab for Energy Research in the areas of alkali-metal tensiometry, alkali-metal anodes in contact with solid electrolytes, sulfur cathodes and solid electrolyte synthesis. T2 - Tag der Chemie in Adlershof 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 03.07.2025 KW - Batterie PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64068 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Graeber, Gustav T1 - Graeber Lab for Energy Research - Overview N2 - Vorstellung der Forschungsaktivitäten der AG Graeber an der HU Berlin und an der BAM. Diese beinhalten die Erforschung grundlegender Benetzungsphänomene von Alkalimetallen, deren Anwendung in Festkörperbatterien mit pastenartigen Alkalimetallanoden, die Erforschung von Schwefelkathoden, die Synthese von Natrium-leitenden Festelektrolyten sowie die Entwicklung von Hydrogel-basierten Batterien. T2 - BMBF BattFutur NanoMatFutur Netzwerktreffen 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 24.02.2025 KW - Batterie PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63361 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Neitsch, Marcel T1 - Gefahrgutverpackungen richtig verwenden N2 - Im Vortrag wird an Praxisbeispielen auf die richtige Nutzung von Gefahrgutverpackungen einschl. der Bewertung der UN-Kennzeichen und anderer vom Gefahrgutrecht vorgeschriebener Kennzeichen eingegangen. T2 - 09. Gefahrgut-Infomarkt CY - Online meeting DA - 16.05.2022 KW - Gefahrgutverpackungen KW - ADR KW - UN-Kennzeichen KW - Gefahrguttransport PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-58895 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Eiben, Mario A1 - Tscheuschner, Frank A1 - Stahl, Michael T1 - Gefahrgut-Daten und -Recherche DGG-Info gebührenfrei im Internet N2 - Im Zuge ihrer Open-Source-Strategie stellt die BAM die neue Recherche (DGG-Info) und den Gefahrgut-Datenservice unter www.dgg.bam.de gebührenfrei zur Verfügung. Sie leistet damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur digitalen Transformation und Standardisierung im Gefahrgutbereich. T2 - Gefahrgut-Techik-Tage Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 13.11.2025 KW - Gefahrgut KW - Gefahrgutdaten KW - Gefahrgutrecherche KW - Datenbank GEFAHRGUT KW - Dangerous goods KW - Dangerous goods data KW - Dangerous goods research KW - Dangerous goods database PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64807 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wachtendorf, Volker T1 - Gedanken, Tipps & Tricks zu künstlichen Bewitterungsprüfungen N2 - Die Fragestellung kann nur exemplarisch dargestellt werden, aber ist hoffentlich auch für langjährige Praktiker in den ausgewählten Punkten interessant. Es sollen für folgende Bereiche Beispiele gegeben werden: Probenvorbereitung, Testvorbereitung, Testdurchführung und Auswertung. T2 - 53. Jahrestagung der GUS 2025; Umwelteinflüsse erfassen, simulieren, bewerten. CY - Stutensee, Germany DA - 26.03.2025 KW - Künstliche Bewitterung KW - Umweltsimulation KW - Wechseltemperaturen KW - Prüfung KW - UV KW - Feuchte KW - Beregnung PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62862 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Quercetti, Thomas T1 - Full-scale drop testing with a heavy-weight package for radioactive waste N2 - Packages for the transport of radioactive materials shall fulfil the requirements of the IAEA regulations for the safe transport. The requirements define mechanical and thermal test conditions including criteria ensuring the package design’s ability to withstand severe accidents and provide a high level of technical safety. Different methods can be used for safety demonstration showing compliance with the regulations. The central part of a safety demonstration which is presented in this paper was a comprehensive drop test program with a full-scale model of a transport package accompanied by pre- and post-test FE analyses. Using full-scale drop test models allow the benefit that similarity and scaling issues become a significant smaller issue, additional material investigations can be limited and analyses for transferring test results to the original package design are reduced. Additionally, experience for the future serial packaging manufacturing and handling procedures can be collected in a very early state of the design approval process. The pre-test finite element analyses derived and justified the drop test program consisting of several drop sequences with different drop orientations of the specimen. The performance and the results of the drop test sequences shows the manageability and the advantage e.g., in view of the direct availability of test results for the package licensing. On the other hand, the drop test performance shows the difficulties during handling and the need for additional equipment during preparation of the specimen. The package presented was intended for the transport and storage of compacted radioactive waste from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel assemblies - designed and applied for approval by the AGC consortium. The project ended in 2021. The package design was characterized by a cask body made of a forged thick stainless-steel shell, a bolted double lid system with metallic gaskets and wood filled shock absorbers at both ends. The total mass of the entire transport package including content was 120,000 kg, the total length was about 7000 mm and the diameter approximately 3000 mm, both measures include the shock absorbers. The paper provides an insight into the performance of a full-scale drop testing campaign within the package safety evaluation and shows some selected test results. T2 - 20th International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM 22) CY - Juan-Les-Pins, France DA - 11.06.2023 KW - Full-scale KW - Drop testing KW - Package KW - Radioactive waste PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57731 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Tichter, Tim T1 - Frühwarnsystem für EV-Batterien: Prädiktion des Thermischen Durchgehens von Lithium-Ionen-Speichern N2 - Kritisch defekte Lithium-Ionen Batterien bergen ein signifikantes Gefährdungspotenzial, da die Möglichkeit eines so genannten thermischen Durchgehens (TD) besteht. Dabei handelt es sich um eine autoamplifizierende Reaktion, welche zu einer unkontrollierten Erwärmung mit Rauch- und Flammenerscheinung oder gar einer Explosion führt. Insbesondere bei großen Batterien mit einer Kapazität von über 100 kWh, stellt ein TD ein sehr großes Schadensereignis dar. Folglich gilt es, dieses Ereignis strikt zu vermeiden. Im Rahmen der Präsentation werden aktuelle Arbeiten der BAM im Bereich der TD-Früherkennung vorgestellt. T2 - Gefahrguttag 2024 CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 19.09.2024 KW - Thermisches Durchgehen KW - Lithium-Ionen Batterien KW - Automotive Anwendungen PY - 2024 AN - OPUS4-62309 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -