The aim of this work is to reduce the refueling time of a metal hydride storage tank by improving its design, taking in account the total volumetric and mass capacity of the tank. A heat and mass transfer model is proposed and solved to obtain the charging curve for 1 kg hydrogen in a LaNi5 reference storage tank. Compared to gas transport and reaction kinetics, heat transfer is found to limit the hydrogen charging dynamics of the storage tank. To improve the refueling time, it is found to be necessary to increase first of all the heat transfer inside the metal hydride bed, and subsequently the heat transfer from the metal hydride bed to the cooling fluid. Technical solutions such as the implementation of aluminum foam and/or internal heat exchanger tubes are investigated. By combining both solutions, the refueling time can be reduced from 400 minutes (reference tank) to 15 minutes. The tank volume still meets the DOE targets, but its mass remains a problem. Therefore, new materials with improved gravimetric capacity have to be developed. With this work it is now possible to improve the tank design for newly developed storage materials and to evaluate their potential for technical applications.
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ASME 2008 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer, Fluids Engineering, and 3rd Energy Nanotechnology Conferences
August 10–14, 2008
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Advanced Energy Systems Division and Solar Energy Division
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978-0-7918-4319-2
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Karelle Couturier,
Karelle Couturier
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
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Farida Joppich,
Farida Joppich
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
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Antje Wo¨rner,
Antje Wo¨rner
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
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Rainer Tamme
Rainer Tamme
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
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Karelle Couturier
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
Farida Joppich
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
Antje Wo¨rner
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
Rainer Tamme
DLR - German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, Germany
Paper No:
ES2008-54031, pp. 517-524; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 22, 2009
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Couturier, K, Joppich, F, Wo¨rner, A, & Tamme, R. "Tank Design for On-Board Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydrides." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the Heat Transfer, Fluids Engineering, and 3rd Energy Nanotechnology Conferences. ASME 2008 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 1. Jacksonville, Florida, USA. August 10–14, 2008. pp. 517-524. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2008-54031
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