Research Progress on Thermochemical Leakage Toxins, Prediction and Early Warning and Protection Technologies for Lithium Batteries Used in Naval Platforms

SUN Jie; ZHOU Tian; LI Jigang; WEI Shouping; WANG Yuguang; TANG Na; DANG Shengnan; CHEN Jing; ZHANG Fan; XIAO Yunhai

doi:10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2025.09.005

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Equipment Environmental Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (9) : 41-49. DOI: 10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2025.09.005

Special Topic—Reliability of Ship Equipment

Research Progress on Thermochemical Leakage Toxins, Prediction and Early Warning and Protection Technologies for Lithium Batteries Used in Naval Platforms

SUN Jie^*, ZHOU Tian, LI Jigang, WEI Shouping, WANG Yuguang, TANG Na, DANG Shengnan, CHEN Jing, ZHANG Fan, XIAO Yunhai

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The work aims to review the practical context of the rapid adoption of lithium batteries in fields such as naval equipment, mobile power sources, and emergency power systems. The risk characteristics of thermal runaway under extreme conditions are summarized, such as high temperature, collision, and penetration, which can release toxic gases including carbon monoxide and hydrogen fluoride. The serious threats posed by lithium battery thermochemical leakage to personnel safety and mission execution are elaborated from two aspects, including the toxic effects in confined spaces and the increased probability of mission interruption. Finally, specific recommendations are proposed, including promoting the development of relevant standards, standardizing disaster quantitative classification, advancing the research and development of graded early warning and anti-toxicity systems, and mitigating the risk of personnel exposure to toxic fumes.KEY WORDS: battery thermal-chemistry; leakage; thermal runaway; toxic fumes; naval equipment; protection

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battery thermal-chemistry / leakage / thermal runaway / toxic fumes / naval equipment / protection

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SUN Jie, ZHOU Tian, LI Jigang, WEI Shouping, WANG Yuguang, TANG Na, DANG Shengnan, CHEN Jing, ZHANG Fan, XIAO Yunhai. Research Progress on Thermochemical Leakage Toxins, Prediction and Early Warning and Protection Technologies for Lithium Batteries Used in Naval Platforms[J]. Equipment Environmental Engineering. 2025, 22(9): 41-49 https://doi.org/10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2025.09.005

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; Fund：National Natural Science Foundation of China (51551204); National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFB0104404); Integrated Equipment Research Program〔2023〕No.1764 (145BZB210013420X)