An electrochemical cell system comprising: two or more electrochemical cells , each comprising: (i) a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel; and (ii) an oxidant electrode spaced from the fuel electrode; an ionically conductive medium for conducting ions between the fuel and oxidant electrodes to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant electrodes; a circulation path for flowing the ionically conductive medium through and among the cells; wherein the fuel electrode and the oxidant electrode are configured to, during discharge, oxidize the metal fuel at the fuel electrode and reduce an oxidant at the oxidant electrode to generate a discharge potential difference therebetween for application to a load; and one or more dispersing systems positioned along the circulation path and configured to disrupt an electrical shunt current in the ionically conductive medium between at least two of the electrochemical cells, each dispersing system comprising: (a) a disperser configured to separate the ionically conductive medium into a plurality of discrete droplets; and (b) an outlet disperser chamber for receiving the plurality of discrete droplets, and collecting the plurality of discrete droplets to recombine into recombined ionically conductive medium; wherein at least one of the one or more dispersing systems further comprises an air inlet configured to allow air into an inlet disperser chamber ; and an air pump (AP) configured to pump an amount of air into the inlet disperser chamber through the air inlet . two or more electrochemical cells , each comprising: (i) a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel; and (ii) an oxidant electrode spaced from the fuel electrode; (i) a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel; and (ii) an oxidant electrode spaced from the fuel electrode; an ionically conductive medium for conducting ions between the fuel and oxidant electrodes to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant electrodes; a circulation path for flowing the ionically conductive medium through and among the cells; wherein the fuel electrode and the oxidant electrode are configured to, during discharge, oxidize the metal fuel at the fuel electrode and reduce an oxidant at the oxidant electrode to generate a discharge potential difference therebetween for application to a load; and one or more dispersing systems positioned along the circulation path and configured to disrupt an electrical shunt current in the ionically conductive medium between at least two of the electrochemical cells, each dispersing system comprising: (a) a disperser configured to separate the ionically conductive medium into a plurality of discrete droplets; and (b) an outlet disperser chamber for receiving the plurality of discrete droplets, and collecting the plurality of discrete droplets to recombine into recombined ionically conductive medium; wherein at least one of the one or more dispersing systems further comprises an air inlet configured to allow air into an inlet disperser chamber ; and (a) a disperser configured to separate the ionically conductive medium into a plurality of discrete droplets; and (b) an outlet disperser chamber for receiving the plurality of discrete droplets, and collecting the plurality of discrete droplets to recombine into recombined ionically conductive medium; an air pump (AP) configured to pump an amount of air into the inlet disperser chamber through the air inlet . <EOS>