scholarly journals Optimization of internal heat exchangers for hydrogen storage tanks utilizing metal hydrides

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 2850-2861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Garrison ◽  
Bruce J. Hardy ◽  
Mikhail B. Gorbounov ◽  
David A. Tamburello ◽  
Claudio Corgnale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Metal Hydrides ◽  
Storage Tanks

Nanocrystalline Mg-based hydrides for hydrogen storage

2001 ◽  
Vol 676 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Oelerich ◽  
T. Klassen ◽  
R. Bormann
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Metal Hydrides ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Sorption Kinetics ◽  
Desorption Kinetics ◽  
Gaseous State ◽  
Sorption Behaviour

ABSTRACTHydrogen is the ideal means of energy storage for transportation and conversion of energy in a comprehensive clean-energy concept. However, appropriate storage facilities, both for stationary and for mobile applications, are complicated, because of the very low boiling point of hydrogen (20.4 K at 1 atm) and its low density in the gaseous state (90 g/m3). Furthermore, the storage of hydrogen in liquid or gaseous form imposes safety problems, in particular for mobile applications, e.g. the future zero-emission vehicle. Metal hydrides are a safe alternative for H-storage and, in addition, have a high volumetric energy density that is about 60% higher than that of liquid hydrogen. Mg hydride has a high storage capacity by weight and is therefore favoured for automotive applications. However, so far light metal hydrides have not been considered competitive because of their rather sluggish sorption kinetics. Filling a tank could take several hours. Moreover, the hydrogen desorption temperature of about 300 °C is rather high for most applications. A breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology was achieved by preparing nanocrystalline hydrides using high-energy ball milling. These new materials show very fast aband desorption kinetics within few minutes, thus qualifying lightweight Mg-based hydrides for storage application. In this paper recent detailed results on the sorption behaviour of nanocrystalline Mg and Mg-based alloys are presented. In a following research effort the sorption kinetics of nanocrystalline Mg has been further enhanced by catalyst additions. Furthermore, different transition metals have been added to Mg to achieve a thermodynamic destabilisation of the hydride, thus lowering the desorption temperatures to about 230 °C. The newly developed materials are currently being tested in prototype storage tanks.

scholarly journals Understanding of Hydrogen Storage Properties of Metal Hydrides Based on Structural Analysis

Materia Japan ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 328-332
Author(s):  
Yumiko Nakamura ◽  
Kouji Sakaki ◽  
Kohta Asano ◽  
Hyunjeong Kim ◽  
Itoko Matsumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Metal Hydrides ◽  
Hydrogen Storage Properties ◽  
Storage Properties

Innovative Materials for Novel Concepts for Internal Heat Exchangers

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-459
Author(s):  
A. Rüppel ◽  
D. Jähnig ◽  
R.-U. Giesen ◽  
K. Vajen ◽  
H.-P. Heim
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Innovative Materials
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